Immunotherapies and Vaccine

Answer the following questions in no less than 200 words. Cite any references in APA format. Post three responses to other posts in week 6.

There are many treatment options that are designed to use/boost the immune system to treat a particular disease. In this week’s conference you will explore some of the immunotherapies scientists have developed to fight disease.

Topic 1: Immunotherapies

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Write a brief summary about your chosen Immunotherapy (as it relates to the treatment of disease). 

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Tell us about the cells/treatment used in this therapy.

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Include the name of the disease(s) treated with the therapy.

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Explain how the treatment works to influence or assist the immune system (include cellular aspects of the immune response).

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Choose one of the topics below:

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Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT)

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Tumor cell vaccine

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IL2 therapy

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Monoclonal antibody therapy

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CAR T-cell (Chimeric antigen receptor T-Cells)

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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)

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Dendritic cell or dendritic/T-cell therapy

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Allogeneic donor natural killer (NK) cell infusion

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BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) as a treatment for certain cancers.

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Antigen vaccines

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DNA /mRNA vaccines 

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Allergy Shots (for stinging insects & environmental allergens)

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Interferon therapy

Topic 2: Vaccines?

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It can cause an itchy, blister-like rash.  CDC recommends two doses of chickenpox vaccine for children, adolescents, and adults who have never had chickenpox and were never vaccinated.  It is recommended that children receive the first dose at 12 through 15 months old and a second dose at 4 through 6 years old.  Two doses of the chickenpox vaccine is more than 90% effective at preventing chickenpox.  When you get vaccinated, you protect yourself and others in your family and community. This protection is especially important for people who cannot get vaccinated, such as those with a weakened immune system.  

https://www.cdc.gov/chickenpox/vaccination.html

Even with all this information, Renee decided against the chickenpox vaccine and used the method her parents used.  She decided to let her children get chicken pox the “natural way” so that they would develop natural immunity.  Her two children (Moonbeam and Sunshine) did get chickenpox. Her son, Sunshine had slight itching and skin vesicles, but her daughter, Moonbeam was hospitalized for months with streptococcal cellulitis and underwent several skin grafts before recovering.  Renee’s housekeeper, Susanna, contracted chickenpox from the children and subsequently died.  Almost half of the deaths due to chickenpox occur in adults.

Should vaccination be required by law?

What responsibilities do individuals (e.g., parents) have for the health of society?