Is Measles a really big deal?
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So what? You think the number of people in the world is relevant for virus transmission? Luckilly most people aren't susceptible because of immunizations. The r-naught for measles is 12-18. That's the number of people one person on average will infect. A lot of people have been throwing the 95% immunization target around, well for measles that's because the average r-naught, around 15, means you need to vaccinate 14/15 (93.3%) to keep the virus from spreading. If one person only makes slightly less than one other person sick on average, the infection won't turn into an outbreak. You get populations with less coverage, and bingo, outbreak.
It's pretty simple math.
I'm just listening to this topic on "Cross Country Checkup" with Rex Murphy with feedback from a doctor. I'm now leaning toward making shots mandatory as there is a slight chance of complications and in rare instances, death and I know how I'd feel if I infected someone with tragic results. Sometimes science and professional expertise has to trump layman's opinions!
I don't know where people got the idea that measles was eradicated, it was never rooted out or completely destroyed. I was controlled with vaccination, but now because people have stopped vaccinating their children it is active again. This is not the only one, there are also cases of polio and TB. What will it take for people to believe in vaccines? Will all the infectious diseases have to kill as many as they did
in the past?
in the past?
I think people may have confused it with Small Pox which I believe has been eradicated.
I have one question. Are people like myself who had the disease back in the 50s 100% protected or is it the same as the shots where you're aren't necessarily 100% safe. Or would a person such as myself who did contract the disease have a very mild dose that wouldn't be any threat?
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Shamans and Mystics call this Oneness or Interconnectedness...
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There is no such thing as 100% protected. People can get second infections of many illnesses. Acquired immunity just means you were exposed to an antigen, and your immune system made antibodies. If you got the full blown infection and survived, your titre is probably higher than someone who was vaccinated, just because your body had to fight much harder against a live challenge than it does against a weakened or killed pathogen in a vaccine. Titre just means the dilution of your blood where the antibodies present are no longer sufficient to kill the pathogen. The higher your titre is, the more diluted your blood has to be before the antibody levels are insufficient.
However, the only true test of protection is being challenged with the pathogen. Individuals with the same titre can have very different responses. That's just biology for you. With time your titre will come down, and depending on your exposure to the pathogen, it might not be enough. That's what they recommend adult boosters for.
How do those rates fare for autistic children being born to women who are having children later in life?