Why is mmr dangerous

Jesse Couk, M. Measles is a virus that is one of the most contagious agents known to man. There are case reports of individuals who became infected with measles from others roughly an hour after visiting the same location, without the two individuals ever having come into contact.

Measles can cause pneumonia and encephalitis, which can be fatal. Pneumonia occurs in 6 percent of measles cases and is the most common cause of death. Neurologic infection is rare, occurring in only 1 out of measles cases, but with a much higher risk of permanent harm including death.

Following measles infection, there is a loss of immune memory that results in immunosuppression, which increases risk for mortality for up to three years after measles infection. Additionally, rare but potentially fatal complications can occur after infection, including a demyelinating disease called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis ADEM , which can occur two weeks after infection, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis SSPE , which typically occurs years after infection.

Immunization is very effective. Measles could be eradicated if we can promote global immunization efforts, but the recent anti-vaccination movement has resulted in a global increase in measles cases as well as the return of measles in locations where it had been eradicated. Measles is spread from person to person and is airborne, meaning it can be spread without touching any surfaces or exposed to any particulates.

Had absolutely no reaction whatsoever to it, not even a slightly swollen leg or any, you know, anything at all, he was absolutely fine. But he will be having his MMR booster in hospital as well, just to make sure that he's okay.

She felt too frightened to give her other children MMR because of the reaction her oldest son had. While [my son] had his problems in December of 97, I was actually expecting another baby, who was born in June And that was another little boy.

And he had has vaccinations at 2, 3 and 4 months, but he hasn't had the MMR vaccine. I was too afraid. I didn't know if there was something genetically with myself and my husband that made my children more susceptible to an infection triggered by the vaccination or whatever. And to be honest, it wasn't a chance that I could really take.

I was half afraid to make that decision just in case I ended up with two children like [my first son], and one child with the problems that, that [my son] has is absolutely enough. It would be very difficult to have two children the same way. And I personally don't know if it was something in the measles, something in the mumps, something in the rubella, I don't know.

It could be one thing in any one of them vaccinations. It could be the fact that they're given as a threesome. I just don't know. So that's what makes me afraid to do it. And because they are live vaccines, would I be opening my children to the risk of something happening by giving them the vaccine? It's just such a hard place to be. I would like someone just to say to me, 'Do you know what? It's all right.

You can have them done because I guarantee you they're going to be fine'. But even then I'd probably laugh and think, 'No, I don't think so'.

Now I'd need a cast-iron guarantee written in stone before I'd even venture down that path again. But then obviously as I've said I'm running a risk anyway, because they're, my children aren't vaccinated.

So what, what infections am I opening, making them more susceptible to and what are the consequences of those? But I just don't know. I don't know which way to do it. I mean the amount of times myself and my husband have sat and discussed this, you wouldn't even believe. Should we, shouldn't we? Yes, I will. No, no, I won't'. They believed MMR triggered autism in their older son and were concerned about the safety of the Mother' If the research is properly read, it becomes very apparent that these various researchers, including the very much maligned gastroenterologist, who is in everybody's mind, he doesn't say that's it affects every child.

He's actually talking about a subset. He's talking about a small group. But if we could get past all this contention to the point where they can say, 'Right, well, let's identify these children so they are no longer at risk, take them out of the loop'. Look at a different way of addressing these problems. But until they get past that and treat parents with respect, as individuals who've got minds and thought process and the ability to reason.

And until they start listening to researchers and accept that they're not actually trying to cause a blanket scare' they're not trying to, then we know, we're not going to get past this.

And as long as this situation stays in place, our youngest baby, our baby will not be vaccinated, at all, and we will regard all medicines with extreme circumspection. We're actually having another baby and that baby won't be vaccinated and the same will hold true. And we're looking at every other way we can to protect our two youngest children because this is not a decision we've taken lightly. And I would want to make that absolutely plain to anybody whose looking on this on website.

It's not an easy decision and neither you nor I, [my husband] would say it's an easy' Father' No, well due to the MMR, we took seven years to find out what we believe is the truth and that's based on what we're doing now, and that's no vaccinations whatsoever. She was concerned that swelling which had occurred in her daughter's arm after MMR, might happen She had the injection and then about ten hours later, it swelled up from about where the site of the injection were down to her elbow, that's where about three times as big as her arm.

It went hard, yellow she was put on to antibiotics, antihistamines. They said it was reaction to it or it could have been some infection from the injection. Or they'd put too much vaccine in as well, that was another one, which I didn't think they could actually do that, but it was something that they said it were.

And that took about a week to go, she was fine after that. And so when my little boy needed his doing two years later, I was very reluctant to have it done and I expressed my concerns to the health visitor. Before vaccines, these diseases were very common in the United States, especially among children. It can lead to seizures often associated with fever , ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia.

Rarely, measles can cause brain damage or death. MUMPS M can cause fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears. It can cause arthritis in up to half of teenage and adult women. If a woman gets rubella while she is pregnant, she could have a miscarriage or her baby could be born with serious birth defects.

Most people who are vaccinated with MMR will be protected for life. Vaccines and high rates of vaccination have made these diseases much less common in the United States.

Infants who will be traveling outside the United States when they are between 6 and 11 months of age should get a dose of MMR vaccine before travel. The child should still get 2 doses at the recommended ages for long-lasting protection. Older children, adolescents, and adults also need 1 or 2 doses of MMR vaccine if they are not already immune to measles, mumps, and rubella. Your health care provider can help you determine how many doses you need. MMR vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines.

Your health care provider can give you more information. Has a weakened immune system, or has a parent, brother, or sister with a history of hereditary or congenital immune system problems. In some cases, your health care provider may decide to postpone MMR vaccination to a future visit. People with minor illnesses, such as a cold, may be vaccinated.

People who are moderately or severely ill should usually wait until they recover before getting MMR vaccine. J Infect Dis. Int J Epidemiol. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Chapter 10, Measles. J of Neurovirol. Related Links. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.