VACCINE REACTIONS - REFERENCE

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FORWARDED MESSAGE:

One of our Coalition leaders, who is also a mom to two vaccine-

injured children, researched all of the known vaccine side effects

and provided definitions for each. All parents should have the right

to make an informed vaccine choice for their children, but first we

need to know the risks versus the benefits and be familiar with the

side effect " terminology " used on package inserts and in the

Physicians Desk Reference. Also, if a child is suffering from chronic

or acute illness, it may be helpful to look up the symptoms on this

list to see if it is related to vaccines. This information was

presented to the vice-chair of the NJ Senate Health Committee to

support the Conscientious Exemption bill (A260/S1071). I hope this is

helpful. ~, www.njvaccinationchoice.org

THE PHYSICIAN'S DESK REFERENCE (PDR) and VACCINES

The Physician's Desk Reference is commonly referred to as " the

Doctor's Bible. " The PDR is a compilation of drug manufacturers'

information for prescription and over the counter drugs, critical to

doctors for safe prescribing. The information commonly emphasizes

warnings, contraindications and the known adverse reactions related

to specific pharmaceuticals.

The Physician's Desk Reference lists these causes of death associated

with vaccines: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); anaphylactic

shock resulting from an allergic reaction to vaccine components;

encephalitis (inflammation of the brain); thrombocytopenia

(hemorrhaging to death) and " death " (cause unknown).

The Physician's Desk Reference lists these known adverse reactions

resulting from vaccination. Manufacturers state that widespread use

of vaccines can reveal adverse reactions not noted in clinical trials.

Abscess: A localized collection of pus anywhere in the body

surrounded and walled off by damaged and inflamed tissues, usually

caused by a local bacterial infection which the body has failed to

overcome.

Agammaglobulinemia: A total deficiency of the plasma protein gamma

globulin.

Anaphylaxis: An abnormal reaction to a particular antigen in which

histamine is released from tissues and causes either local or

systemic symptoms.

Anaphylactic Shock: An extremely serious, generalized allergic

reaction in which the widespread release of histamine causes

swelling, constriction of the bronchioles, heart failure, circulatory

collapse and sometimes death.

Angioedema: An allergic condition producing transient or persistent

swelling of areas of the skin accompanied by itching and usually

produced by allergies to food, drugs, substances or other allergens.

Apnea: Temporary cessation of breathing from any cause. Common in

newborns, it is related to crib death/ SIDS.

Arrhythmia: Irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat.

Aseptic Meningitis: A non-purulent form of meningitis usually caused

by viral infection.

Arthralgia: Pain in the joints without swelling or any other sign of

arthritis.

Arthritis: Inflammatory disease affecting the muscular walls of the

arteries due to connective tissue disease or infection such as syphilis.

Atrophy: The wasting away of a normally developed organ or tissue due

to the degeneration of cells.

Bell's Palsy: Paralysis of the facial nerve causing weakness of the

muscles of one side of the face and an inability to close the eye.

Conjunctivitis: Inflammation of the delicate mucus membrane that

covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelids,

causing a pus-containing or watery discharge usually caused by viral

or bacterial infection.

Convulsions: An involuntary contraction of the muscles producing

contortion of the body and limbs. Febrile convulsions are provoked by

a fever in otherwise healthy infants and children.

Deafness: partial or total loss of hearing in one or both ears.

Diabetes Mellitus: A chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism,

characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria, resulting from

inadequate production or utilization of insulin.

Dyspepsia: Disordered digestion, usually applied to pain or

discomfort in the lower chest or abdomen occurring after eating.

Dyspnea: Labored or difficult breathing due to the obstruction of the

flow of air into and out of the lungs; various diseases affecting the

tissues of the lungs.

Dysuria: Difficult or painful urination.

Ecchymosis: A bluish-black mark on the skin resulting from the

release of blood into the tissues either through injury or through

the spontaneous leaking of blood from the vessels.

Edema: Excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues.

Encephalitis: Inflammation of the brain caused by a viral or

bacterial infection; may also result from an allergic response to a

systemic viral illness or vaccination.

Encephalomyelitis: An acute inflammatory disease affecting the brain

and spinal cord. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a form of

delayed tissue hypersensitivity provoked by a mild infection or

vaccination.

Encephalopathy: Any of various diseases that affect the functioning

of the brain.

Erythema: Abnormal flushing of the skin caused by dilation of the

blood capillaries, often a sign of inflammation and infection. Also;

erythema nodosum; erythema multiform; erythema infectiosum.

Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of the stomach and intestine usually

due to acute infection by viruses or bacteria.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A disease of the peripheral nerves in which

there is numbness and weakness in the limbs. Usually develops

following a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection that provokes

an allergic response in the peripheral nerves.

Meningitis: An inflammation of the meninges of the brain resulting

from infection by viruses or bacteria.

Myalgia: Muscle pain.

Necrosis: The death of areas of tissues or bone surrounded by healthy

parts.

Neuralgia: Severe burning or stabbing pain often following the course

of a nerve.

Neuritis: Disease of the peripheral nerves showing the pathological

changes of inflammation.

Neuropathy: Any disease of the peripheral nerves usually causing

numbness or weakness. In polyneuropathy, many or all of the nerves

are involved and the symptoms are most profound at the extremities of

the limbs.

Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas.

Paralysis: Muscle impairment or loss of muscle function that varies

in extent, severity and the degree of spasticity or flaccidity,

according to the nature of the underlying disease and its

distribution in the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves or muscles.

Paresthesia: A spontaneously occurring, abnormal tingling sensation

resulting from partial damage to the peripheral nerves or damage to

sensory fibers in the spinal cord.

Petechia: A small, round, flat, dark red spot caused by bleeding into

the skin or beneath the mucous membrane.

Poliomyelitis: Otherwise known as infant paralysis caused by an

infectious viral disease affecting the central nervous system.

Purpura: A skin rash resulting from bleeding into the skin from small

blood vessels, due either to defects in the capillaries or to a

deficiency of blood platelets.

Screaming Syndrome: Sudden, abnormal crying or screaming in infants

and children, characterized by loud, high pitched piercing sounds as

if provoked by extreme pain.

Sepsis: A putrefactive destruction of the tissues by disease-causing

bacteria or other toxins.

Sequela: Any disorder or pathological condition that results from a

preceding disease or accident.

Serum Sickness: A reaction that sometimes occurs 7-12 days after

injection of a foreign serum. The usual symptoms are rashes, fever,

joint pain and enlargement of the lymph nodes.

Spasm: A sustained, involuntary muscular contraction, which may

occur, either as part of a generalized disorder or as a local

response to an otherwise unconnected, painful condition.

Stupor: A condition of near unconsciousness with apparent mental

inactivity and reduced ability to respond to stimuli.

Syncope: Loss of consciousness induced by temporarily insufficient

flow of blood to the brain.

Thrombocytopenia: A reduction in the number of platelets in the

blood, resulting in bleeding into the skin, spontaneous bruising and

prolonged bleeding after injury due to failure of platelet production

or excessive destruction of the platelets.

Vasculitis: Inflammation of the walls of small blood vessels.

Definition source: The Bantam Medical Dictionary, copyright 2000 by

Market House Books, Ltd.

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