Essays on Rotavirus

In an article entitled “Unethical Clinical Trials Still Being Conducted in Developing Countries,” it exposed that even as recent as 2013, there are still clinical trials being conducted in the developing countries in Africa and Asia that violate research ethics. Carome, M. (2014) mentioned that even with the presence of two effective vaccines for rotavirus, United States funded clinical trials are still being conducted without being held accountable for the possible consequences of the trials considering that the illness at hand is said to be life-threatening. Rotavirus is an ailment affecting millions of children worldwide especially in the developing ...

Immunizations in Children

According to World Health Organization (WHO), “Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine” (World Health Organization). This definition of WHO can be further elaborated by saying that the concept of immunization works by stimulation of the immune system. The immune system performs the function of protecting the body against disease causing agents. In its healthy condition, the body’s immune system has the ability to recognize any invading microbe. The leucocytes identify the microbes and produce antibodies against them. These antibodies are capable ...

Childhood Immunizations

Spring - 2016 Vaccination is a medical manipulation during which certain antigen of the infectious agent is being administered into the organism to induce the primary immune response. The first contact with the antigen is being accompanied by activation of the immune system and the emergence of a subpopulation of lymphocytes, which are able to specifically recognize the antigen. As a result, during the contact with the infectious agent, the immune system is able to react faster. While the purpose of vaccination is the prevention of disease, it can still occur, but in less severe form and with minimal ...