Immunization and Diabetes

This is my first blog so I hope Dear Reader you will enjoy my topics in the next twelve weeks.

 

Immunization

Is the process by which an individual`s immune system becomes fortified against an agent – know as the immunogenic. Immunizations protect us from serious disease and also prevent the spread of those diseases to others. Some vaccines need to be given only once; others require updates to maintain successful immunization and continued protection against disease.

The recommended immunizations for children 0 – 6 years of age include:

-          Hepatitis A,B, C                                

-          Rotavirus                                             

-          Diphteria, Tetanus, Pertussis               

-          Pneumococcal                                     

-          Inactivated poliovirus                         

-          Influenza                                             

-          Measles, Mumps, Rubella                 

-          Varicella (Chickenpox)

-          Meningoccal  

                                      

When we get an immunization, we are injected with a weakened form of a disease. After that our body`s immune system response and to produce antibodies to that illness. The goal of the Public Health is to prevent disease. In this way is much easier and cost-effective to prevent a disease rather than treat it. It is important to keep our kid`s immunizations on schedule and up to date.

Diabetes

Diabetes is a most common disorder of the endocrine system.

Causes: When the body cannot regulate blood sugars. Here are two types of Diabetes.

Type I: previously known as juvenile diabetes, the body`s immune system destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

Type II: the most common type of diabetes accounting for 90 – 95% of people with diabetes – They are insulin resistant.

More million people have a pre-diabetes and insulin resistance in the United States.

Warning signs the symptom of type two diabetes due to high blood sugar may include:

-         - Increase thrist, hunger                         - headaches

-          -Dry mouth                                           - loss of consciousness

-          -Frequent urination                               - numbness and tingling of the hands and feet.

-          -Fatigue

-          -Blurred vision

Finally here is some interesting facts about the human body:

-          The average adult human is about 5 – 6 feet tall.

-          We have 206 bones.

-          The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

-          The human brain weight is about three pounds.

-          Only 7% of the population is left handed.

-          The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.