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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMeasles Are Coming Back Around The World, And The Reasons Should Make Us Ashamed
https://www.sciencealert.com/measles-is-making-a-comeback-around-the-world-as-vaccination-rates-languish?fbclid=IwAR2-n7fCl6c-4dDzvSxOa_lp1pl3Z7xb9LvK_985NMj1kVDLLQQJMngYHHsThe world has not done enough to improve vaccination coverage, and now, measles is experiencing a resurgence in nearly every corner of the globe.
Last year, the number of reported measles cases spiked by more than 30 percent worldwide, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Last year, the number of reported measles cases spiked by more than 30 percent worldwide, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Before 1963, when there was no measles vaccine, the world experienced a major measles outbreak every few years, causing 2.6 million deaths annually.
But by all means, let's go back to a simpler time by not vaccinating our kids and let them become magically immune ... or dead.
I had measles in 1959 and I "lived to tell the tale"as it were ... many did not
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Measles Are Coming Back Around The World, And The Reasons Should Make Us Ashamed (Original Post)
ashling
Dec 2018
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3catwoman3
(23,943 posts)1. Measles is not "just" a skin rash illness.
There are potential severe compications - pneumonia and encephalitis.
marybourg
(12,584 posts)2. I had the measles within
days of birth, 75 years ago. I was not expected to live.
lark
(23,059 posts)3. My friends' son is deaf because she caught measles on a plane while he was an embryo.
I am half blind because I had a bad case of measles that affected my eyes.
Anti-vaxxers are insane.