Leah's Blog

One of the greatest achievements in healthcare in the last century is the administration of vaccines to people of all ages. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), before the 20th Century there were few effective treatment and preventive measures existed to prevent infectious diseases. Since that time, vaccines against diseases such as rabies, typhoid, cholera, plague and many others have been developed. Due to vaccinations, the U.S. has been successful in decreasing infection rates…

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When I was younger I was highly prone to cases of strep throat. I remember constant trips to the doctor’s office and having to take medicine for weeks in the form of pills. Like most children, I despised having to swallow the huge fowl-tasting capsule; an as my throat began to feel better I was convinced I did not need to continue torturing myself with swallowing “rocks.” However my mother, who is a public health nurse, outwitted my adolescent self…

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