A9 Vaccines, Shots and Diseases, Oh My!
Description: Vaccines in the 1960's and 70's were hailed as a medical break-through that would save countless lives and alleviate worldwide suffering. In 2000, endemic measles was eliminated from the US; however, in 2015 a new outbreak of measles hit the U.S. with at least 100 infections. This course will address several important questions: What is a vaccine? How does it protect us from an infectious disease? Why am I protected for a lifetime against mumps while I need an influenza vaccine every year? Why have the attitudes about the vaccination of children shifted from the general acceptance of the 1960's to the current, 'anti-vax' opposition that exists today?
Suggested Reading: Arthur Allen. Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver, W. W. Norton & Company, Reprint edition (May 17, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0393331563, ISBN-13: 978-0393331561.
Instructor: Robyn Puffenbarger earned her Ph.D. in molecular immunology at the Medical College of Virginia. In 2001, she joined the faculty at Bridgewater College where she teaches genetics, bioethics, ornithology and biochemistry.
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