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We are plagued by a new and even more widespread measles epidemic, worse than the 2015 one at Disneyland. & Nbsp; This one has spread in pockets of several states, including Washington, Oregon, and New York, as well as in several countries in Europe. Although measles is a preventable disease through vaccination, the vaccine has an efficiency approaching 99% (meaning that the vaccine prevents the disease in just about everyone who catches it), so it remains a part important community of parents who oppose the vaccination of their children. Thanks to the efforts of vaccine researchers and public health professionals, measles was almost eradicated in the 1990s. Following the popularization of Andrew Wakefield's 1998 fraudulent study linking the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) to autism in children, and then to celebrity endorsements of autism-related vaccines, vaccination rates have declined over the past decade, which has larger epidemics of disease preventable by vaccination, many of which carry life-threatening complications and / or organs.
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Last week, the wife of Trump's most senior executive, Bill Shine, made a speech on Twitter, saying that recent measles outbreaks across the country were exaggerated. "false," and
"hysteria." & nbsp; One of his most dubious (and concerning) quotes was "Bring back childhood diseases – they keep you healthy and fight cancer." Expect. What? It is one thing to question the safety of vaccines, even though the safety and effectiveness of vaccination, both personally and in public health, has been repeatedly demonstrated in many areas. studies. However, the relationship between childhood diseases such as measles, chickenpox and mumps and cancer prevention has always been a story, even partial.
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In the 1890s, a surgeon from New York William Coley noted that cancer patients who contracted an infection after surgery had better outcomes than those who did not. & nbsp; He felt that the infection stimulated the patient's immune system to fight cancer. He then created a mixture of bacterial toxins, called Coley toxins, to inject to cancer patients, which in turn would cause a high fever. & Nbsp; His therapy, used periodically until the 1950s, sometimes helped cancer patients and sometimes not. Sometimes it would cause complications. sometimes no. & nbsp; His conclusions are not dated, nor is there any trace of the nature of his toxin. & Nbsp; While the current advent of immunotherapy to treat cancer patients will potentially improve and adapt treatment guidelines for many cancers, Coley's toxins have not acted in this way. The idea that natural immunity, in other words, the development of a particular disease such as chicken pox or measles, is somehow better and more protective than vaccination, especially for the prevention of cancer, is unfounded. The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a perfect example of the inaccuracy of this notion. & Nbsp; We now know that this virus is the cause of many cancers, including cervical cancer, throat cancer and sinus cancer. & Nbsp; Having the disease (and HPV infection) will predispose you to one of these cancers. & Nbsp; Receiving the HPV vaccine will help prevent these cancers to train.
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This week's anti-vaccine speech is another example of non-medical voices using their public platforms to politicize and popularize medical errors. The reality is that children experience significant morbidity (and mortality) from previously preventable (and current) diseases. And while not all vaccines protect 100% (this year's influenza vaccine protects about 50%, which is a pretty typical year for influenza vaccine), measles vaccine is one of the most Protectors in the world and confers nearly 99% immunity against the disease after the second MMR vaccine. Measles is also one of the most contagious diseases that can be prevented by vaccination. That's why we are seeing epidemics of this magnitude in many pockets around the world.
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We are plagued by a new measles epidemic, even more serious than that of 2015 at Disneyland. This one has spread in pockets of several states, including Washington, Oregon, and New York, as well as in several countries in Europe. Although measles is a preventable disease through vaccination, the vaccine has an efficiency approaching 99% (meaning that the vaccine prevents the disease in just about everyone who catches it), so it remains a part important community of parents who oppose the vaccination of their children. Thanks to the efforts of vaccine researchers and public health professionals, measles was almost eradicated in the 1990s. Following the popularization of Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent study in 1998, linking the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) with autism in children, followed by approval by celebrities of autism-related vaccines, vaccination rates have declined over the past decade, resulting in epidemics of diseases preventable by vaccination, many of which carry life-threatening complications and / or organs.
Last week, the wife of Trump's most senior leader, Bill Shine, made a speech on Twitter, saying the recent measles outbreaks across the country were exaggerated, "false" and
"hysteria." One of his most dubious (and most disturbing) quotes was "Bring back childhood diseases – they keep you healthy and fight cancer". Expect. What? It is one thing to question the safety of vaccines, even though the safety and effectiveness of vaccination, both personally and in terms of public health, have been repeatedly demonstrated in many countries. many studies. However, the relationship between childhood diseases such as measles, chickenpox and mumps and cancer prevention has always been a story, even partial.
In the 1890s, surgeon William Coley of New York noted that cancer patients who developed infections after surgery performed better than those who did not. He felt that the infection stimulated the patient's immune system to fight cancer. He then created a preparation of bacterial toxins, called Coley toxins, to inject to cancer patients, which, in turn, would cause a high fever. His therapy, used periodically until the 1950s, sometimes helped cancer patients and sometimes not. Sometimes it would cause complications. sometimes it was not the case. There is no date on its results, nor is there any trace of the nature of its toxin. While the current advent of immunotherapy to treat cancer patients will potentially improve and adapt treatment guidelines for many cancers, Coley's toxins have not acted in this way. The idea that natural immunity, in other words, the development of a particular disease such as chicken pox or measles, is somehow better and more protective than vaccination, especially for the prevention of cancer, is unfounded. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a perfect example of the inaccuracy of this notion. We now know that this virus is the cause of many cancers, including cervical cancer, throat cancer and sinus cancer. Having the disease (and the HPV infection) will predispose you to one of these cancers. Receiving the HPV vaccine will help prevent the formation of these cancers.
This week's anti-vaccine speech is another example of non-medical voices using their public platforms to politicize and popularize medical errors. The reality is that children experience significant morbidity (and mortality) from previously preventable (and current) diseases. And while not all vaccines protect 100% (this year's influenza vaccine protects about 50%, which is a pretty typical year for influenza vaccine), measles vaccine is one of the most Protectors in the world and confers nearly 99% immunity against the disease after the second MMR vaccine. Measles is also one of the most contagious diseases that can be prevented by vaccination. That's why we are seeing epidemics of this magnitude in many pockets around the world.
