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Measles 'endemic' in Britain - OFFICIAL WARNING
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by Paul Conneally | June 21, 2008 at 11:51 am
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This disease had virtualy been wiped out in Britain and now due to the releuctance of some parents to vaccinate their children after the MMR vaccine scare it's once again endemic. The same could happen with TB as new strains take hold and less people vaccinate their kids against it.
Measles has become endemic in Britain, 14 years after its spread was halted in the resident population, the country's public health watchdog says.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) warned that the number of unvaccinated children was now large enough to sustain the "continuous spread" of the potentially lethal virus in the community. It blamed a failure by parents over the past 10 years to give their children the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
This has resulted in vaccine rates falling below the level necessary to prevent the disease becoming established in the general population.
Figures published yesterday show cases of measles in London reached a new peak last month, exceeding last year's monthly record set in August 2007, and are continuing to rise.
the distinguishing feature of real measles is that the child is usually really, really ill. In addition to the rash, measles causes a persistent high fever, red watery eyes and a dry cough. Children sometimes complain of sensitivity to the light, which (as all caring parents know) is also a symptom of meningitis.
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at 12:06 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:16 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:38 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, The MMR vaccine is safe and research has proven and provide more prevention - then not have the shot.
Measles is one of the most common contagious diseases.
Measles is very easily spread from an infected person to others during the four or five days before and four days after the rash starts. This means measles can be transmitted before the person has a rash. Measles also remain in the air of an infect area for up to two hours.
Summary - Measles can be in a host without the host showing sighs of it or even feeling sick and is able to spread it to those who are not vaccinated in communities before there is any sign it anywhere within the community.
It is not to be taken lightly. Get the MMR shot will prevent the spread of measles. Yes it is the simple.
Here is more on measles regarding the U.S. outbreaks on measles by me
at 15:10 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:52 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, thank you for reminding us about the dangers and prevention of measles. Good to know!!!
at 17:40 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 17:44 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
My mother was a nurse and we got injections for everything that was possible to get an injection against. I hated needles and was convinced that my mother devoting time to finding new diseases that we needed projection from.
What I do not understand is why does the Government in the UK allow the parents to opt for individual vaccines rather the combined MMR (or have I misunderstood the issue?)
at 21:30 on June 21st, 2008
informatique - you are correct - in order to get the vaccines free on the NHS then parents must go for the MMR jab - those that don't want this either don't get their child vaccinated at all or 'go private' and pay for individual jabs.
at 18:19 on June 21st, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Mexico has just finished a nation wide campaign against measles in young people 18 - 25 years old. There seemed to be a generation of unprotected children due to ineffetive vaccines.