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1). Misguided Parents Put Kids at Risk in Mumps Outbreak
Copyright 2006 Mike Patrick Jr, MD
Mumps is sweeping the Midwest with the speed of a California wildfire. Doctors have diagnosed a thousand cases of the viral disease, and there's no end in sight. Those most at risk for severe disease in the outbreak are adults with waning immunity and unvaccinated children.
Adult cases are understandable. After all, immunity from vaccination can decline over time.
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2). The MMR Controversy: Do You Know The Facts?
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The whole MMR vaccine debate started in 1998 when gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, in association with others, claimed that the MMR vaccine might trigger autism. Based on only 12 children, most of the others who authored the paper later retracted the findings. It was based on the possibility of the measles virus, given live as part of the vaccine, causing enterocolitis (bowel inflammation) and releasing toxins which attack the brain, causing autism.
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