Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 Adding another Question In the case of my friend's grandson who died five days after receiving his MMR shot: It was diagnosed that his death was due to a very rare viral pneumonia that is undetectable. They claim that his little heart was attacked as soon as he went to sleep that day. Can anyone make any of this clear to me? I have almost no knowledge in the subject of medicine. Is there anything in the MMR vaccination that could cause a viral infection? Is this actually undetectable as they claim? (The mother had him to the hospital two days prior to his death, insisting she just knew something was wrong with him.) Could this child have contracted this infection and it attack his heart within one or two days? How could he have gotten viral pneumonia? Michele in PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 I always get bacterial infections and viral infections mixed up so maybe someone could refresh my memory, is the Hib vaccine supposed to protect against bacterial or against viral meningitis? And is it true (I thought I read it somewhere) that when I child presents at a hospital w/ meningitis there is no way for them to know if it is viral or bacterial? Thanks in advance for your replies. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 In a message dated 2/22/01 1:52:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, DUMMY731@... writes: How could he have gotten viral pneumonia? in the hospital?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 At 01:43 AM 02/22/2001 EST, you wrote: >Adding another Question > >In the case of my friend's grandson who died five days after receiving his >MMR shot: It was diagnosed that his death was due to a very rare viral >pneumonia that is undetectable. They claim that his little heart was >attacked as soon as he went to sleep that day. > >Can anyone make any of this clear to me? I have almost no knowledge in the >subject of medicine. Is there anything in the MMR vaccination that could >cause a viral infection? Is this actually undetectable as they claim? (The >mother had him to the hospital two days prior to his death, insisting she >just knew something was wrong with him.) Could this child have contracted >this infection and it attack his heart within one or two days? How could he >have gotten viral pneumonia? Yes, he could have within a short time of getting the vaccine. MMR is 3 viral vaccines. " undetectable " just means they goofed and didn't find it. Sheri > >Michele in PA > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 American Chemical Society (2011, June 29). New rapid test tells difference between bacterial and viral infections. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 16, 2011, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110629122753.htm I LOVE PROACTIVE THINKING! The concept of being able to rapidly test whether an infection is bacterial and viral based on the immune response to it just seems so right. Quickly giving an antibiotic when needed might save a lot of suffering with people who have chronic infectious disease (especially shortly after the onset of infection) .As well with -holding an antibiotic might also provide benefit to the patient and society in many ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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