NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Social Constructivism, Immune System, Measles
20 Jun 2013
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Vaccinations 1: citizens & science in the mmr/ autism controversy. Eject a weak inversion of a microorganism in your body allowing your body to have a dress rehearsal". Its ability to reproduce rapidly has been eliminated. Difference between a vaccine and an inoculant (done since 4th century ad in. China, turkey for smallpox) is that in vaccines, the germ is weakened in a standardized way (and we know why they work!) Your body"s immune system then builds anti-bodies. Notice the metaphors here! (not just the obvious ones)- immune system. Cops"; acts as a barrier against invasions"" all external matter is pathological/harmful. For instance- 9/10ths of the cells in your body are not yours" (they"re from the environment) 9/10 trillion cells in your body. They can"t all be pathogens (and indeed, many are required for healthy living) We have a microbiome"- the antibodies are more like gardeners doing weeding. Even at level of contributory expertise, science is changing, debated are occurring.
