Re: U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001

May 2, 2008

U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001**Thu May 1, 2008 3:55pm EDTBy Will Dunhamhttp://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN01435942WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles since2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people ranging frominfants to the elderly becoming ill -- most of them unvaccinated,U.S. health officials said Thursday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said said noneof those who caught the highly contagious viral illness has died, butat least 14 people have been hospitalized, most with pneumoniatriggered by measles.There were 116 cases in 2001, and the last major U.S. outbreakoccurred from 1989 to 1991, when 55,000 people got measles and 123died.Anne Schuchat, who heads the CDC's National Center for Immunizationand Respiratory Diseases, said she expects "many more cases this yearthan we had in 2001 based on what's going on today."Public health officials have been stressing the importance ofimmunizing children in the face of increasingly vocal groups whoobject to vaccines for religious reasons or because they think theshots may cause autism or other problems.CDC officials said overwhelming scientific evidence points to thesafety of the combined measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, shot and otherchildhood vaccines."We are concerned ... about the population of people who arechoosing not to be vaccinated, and whether we may be on the verge offacing larger-scale outbreaks in the United States," said Jane Sewardof the CDC's division of viral diseases.The CDC said most of the measles cases can be traced to 10 peoplewho picked up the disease overseas and then traveled back to theUnited States, where others became infected. The ages of thosesickened ranged from 5 months to 71 years.GLOBAL PROBLEM"These cases and outbreaks resulted primarily from failure tovaccinate, many because of personal or religious belief exemption,"the agency said in a statement.The CDC said 64 cases were reported from Jan. 1 through April 25 inArizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York,Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.Eight more confirmed cases -- all involving unvaccinated children inone family who had attended a church gathering in the Seattle area --have been reported since then in Washington state, the statedepartment of health said Thursday.Those spreading measles were infected in Switzerland and Israel,both of which have larger outbreaks, as well as in India, Belgium,Italy and likely China and Japan, the CDC said."Transmission has occurred in community and health care settings,including homes, child care centers, schools, hospitals, emergencyrooms and physicians' offices," it said.The disease causes fever, cough, redness and irritation of the eyesand a rash. Serious complications include encephalitis and pneumoniathat can be fatal. Measles remains a leading cause of death amongchildren in poor countries, killing about 250,000 people a yearglobally.Before a vaccine was introduced in 1963, more than half a millionpeople got measles in the United States and 500 died annually. Thanksto the vaccination program, measles is no longer endemic in the UnitedStates, and ongoing transmission of the virus was declared eliminatedin 2000.The annual number of cases since then generally has been in thedozens and caused by someone infected in another country. (Editing byMaggie Fox and Xavier d)

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May 2, 2008

This from NY Times article- a 1 year old baby who got measles from

the drs office while there for the measles vaccine- SHOCKING!!! Not-

Holly

" In 17 cases, patients were infected in clinics and doctors' offices,

including a year-old baby who contracted the disease in a

pediatrician's office during a routine visit — for a measles shot.

Health officials are warning doctors and nurses to take special

precautions to avoid spreading the disease in clinics. Children with

fevers and rashes should not sit in waiting rooms, and other children

should not be brought into an examining room that a child suspected

of having measles has just left, because the virus can linger and

remain infectious for about two hours. "

> > *This is how they " scare " people into doing things they want them

to

> > do. Just like when they say (every year) there is going to be a

> > shortage of flu vaccines. Really people, I am in the medical

field and

> > that makes doctors order a lot of flu shots which a lot of times

goes

> > to waste. (you can't send that stuff back) Come on, if there was

> > really a shortage problem, do you think they would be giving flu

shots

> > at places like Meijer and Krogers?! It's the whole " fear factor " .

I

> > don't believe for 1 nano-second that there is a an outbreak, nor

that

> > people who chose not to be vaccinated have anything to do with

it. The

> > government might be able to " scare " me into growing my own

garden, but

> > they'll never scare me into voluntarily poisoning myself!*

> > *~*

> >

> > Re: U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since

2001

> >

> > U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001**

> >

> > Thu May 1, 2008 3:55pm EDT

> > By Will Dunham

> > http://www.reuters. com/article/ latestCrisis/ idUSN01435942

> >

> > WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles

since

> > 2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people

ranging from

> > infants to the elderly becoming ill -- most of them

unvaccinated,

> > U.S. health officials said Thursday.

> >

> > The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said said

none

> > of those who caught the highly contagious viral illness has

died, but

> > at least 14 people have been hospitalized, most with pneumonia

> > triggered by measles.

> >

> > There were 116 cases in 2001, and the last major U.S. outbreak

> > occurred from 1989 to 1991, when 55,000 people got measles

and 123

> > died.

> >

> > Anne Schuchat, who heads the CDC's National Center for

Immunization

> > and Respiratory Diseases, said she expects " many more cases

this year

> > than we had in 2001 based on what's going on today. "

> >

> > Public health officials have been stressing the importance of

> > immunizing children in the face of increasingly vocal groups

who

> > object to vaccines for religious reasons or because they

think the

> > shots may cause autism or other problems.

> >

> > CDC officials said overwhelming scientific evidence points to

the

> > safety of the combined measles-mumps- rubella, or MMR, shot

and other

> > childhood vaccines.

> >

> > " We are concerned ... about the population of people who are

> > choosing not to be vaccinated, and whether we may be on the

verge of

> > facing larger-scale outbreaks in the United States, " said

Jane Seward

> > of the CDC's division of viral diseases.

> >

> > The CDC said most of the measles cases can be traced to 10

people

> > who picked up the disease overseas and then traveled back to

the

> > United States, where others became infected. The ages of those

> > sickened ranged from 5 months to 71 years.

> >

> > GLOBAL PROBLEM

> >

> > " These cases and outbreaks resulted primarily from failure to

> > vaccinate, many because of personal or religious belief

exemption, "

> > the agency said in a statement.

> >

> > The CDC said 64 cases were reported from Jan. 1 through April

25 in

> > Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York,

> > Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

> >

> > Eight more confirmed cases -- all involving unvaccinated

children in

> > one family who had attended a church gathering in the Seattle

area --

> > have been reported since then in Washington state, the state

> > department of health said Thursday.

> >

> > Those spreading measles were infected in Switzerland and

Israel,

> > both of which have larger outbreaks, as well as in India,

Belgium,

> > Italy and likely China and Japan, the CDC said.

> >

> > " Transmission has occurred in community and health care

settings,

> > including homes, child care centers, schools, hospitals,

emergency

> > rooms and physicians' offices, " it said.

> >

> > The disease causes fever, cough, redness and irritation of

the eyes

> > and a rash. Serious complications include encephalitis and

pneumonia

> > that can be fatal. Measles remains a leading cause of death

among

> > children in poor countries, killing about 250,000 people a

year

> > globally.

> >

> > Before a vaccine was introduced in 1963, more than half a

million

> > people got measles in the United States and 500 died

annually. Thanks

> > to the vaccination program, measles is no longer endemic in

the United

> > States, and ongoing transmission of the virus was declared

eliminated

> > in 2000.

> >

> > The annual number of cases since then generally has been in

the

> > dozens and caused by someone infected in another country.

(Editing by

> > Maggie Fox and Xavier d)

> >

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May 2, 2008

Call me crazy but I think the baby got the measles from the shot!

kalebsrecovery wrote:

>

> This from NY Times article- a 1 year old baby who got measles from

> the drs office while there for the measles vaccine- SHOCKING!!! Not-

> Holly

> " In 17 cases, patients were infected in clinics and doctors' offices,

> including a year-old baby who contracted the disease in a

> pediatrician's office during a routine visit — for a measles shot.

>

> Health officials are warning doctors and nurses to take special

> precautions to avoid spreading the disease in clinics. Children with

> fevers and rashes should not sit in waiting rooms, and other children

> should not be brought into an examining room that a child suspected

> of having measles has just left, because the virus can linger and

> remain infectious for about two hours. "

>

> > > *This is how they " scare " people into doing things they want them

> to

> > > do. Just like when they say (every year) there is going to be a

> > > shortage of flu vaccines. Really people, I am in the medical

> field and

> > > that makes doctors order a lot of flu shots which a lot of times

> goes

> > > to waste. (you can't send that stuff back) Come on, if there was

> > > really a shortage problem, do you think they would be giving flu

> shots

> > > at places like Meijer and Krogers?! It's the whole " fear factor " .

> I

> > > don't believe for 1 nano-second that there is a an outbreak, nor

> that

> > > people who chose not to be vaccinated have anything to do with

> it. The

> > > government might be able to " scare " me into growing my own

> garden, but

> > > they'll never scare me into voluntarily poisoning myself!*

> > > *~*

> > >

> > > Re: U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since

> 2001

> > >

> > > U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001**

> > >

> > > Thu May 1, 2008 3:55pm EDT

> > > By Will Dunham

> > > http://www.reuters. com/article/ latestCrisis/ idUSN01435942

> > >

> > > WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles

> since

> > > 2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people

> ranging from

> > > infants to the elderly becoming ill -- most of them

> unvaccinated,

> > > U.S. health officials said Thursday.

> > >

> > > The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said said

> none

> > > of those who caught the highly contagious viral illness has

> died, but

> > > at least 14 people have been hospitalized, most with pneumonia

> > > triggered by measles.

> > >

> > > There were 116 cases in 2001, and the last major U.S. outbreak

> > > occurred from 1989 to 1991, when 55,000 people got measles

> and 123

> > > died.

> > >

> > > Anne Schuchat, who heads the CDC's National Center for

> Immunization

> > > and Respiratory Diseases, said she expects " many more cases

> this year

> > > than we had in 2001 based on what's going on today. "

> > >

> > > Public health officials have been stressing the importance of

> > > immunizing children in the face of increasingly vocal groups

> who

> > > object to vaccines for religious reasons or because they

> think the

> > > shots may cause autism or other problems.

> > >

> > > CDC officials said overwhelming scientific evidence points to

> the

> > > safety of the combined measles-mumps- rubella, or MMR, shot

> and other

> > > childhood vaccines.

> > >

> > > " We are concerned ... about the population of people who are

> > > choosing not to be vaccinated, and whether we may be on the

> verge of

> > > facing larger-scale outbreaks in the United States, " said

> Jane Seward

> > > of the CDC's division of viral diseases.

> > >

> > > The CDC said most of the measles cases can be traced to 10

> people

> > > who picked up the disease overseas and then traveled back to

> the

> > > United States, where others became infected. The ages of those

> > > sickened ranged from 5 months to 71 years.

> > >

> > > GLOBAL PROBLEM

> > >

> > > " These cases and outbreaks resulted primarily from failure to

> > > vaccinate, many because of personal or religious belief

> exemption, "

> > > the agency said in a statement.

> > >

> > > The CDC said 64 cases were reported from Jan. 1 through April

> 25 in

> > > Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York,

> > > Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

> > >

> > > Eight more confirmed cases -- all involving unvaccinated

> children in

> > > one family who had attended a church gathering in the Seattle

> area --

> > > have been reported since then in Washington state, the state

> > > department of health said Thursday.

> > >

> > > Those spreading measles were infected in Switzerland and

> Israel,

> > > both of which have larger outbreaks, as well as in India,

> Belgium,

> > > Italy and likely China and Japan, the CDC said.

> > >

> > > " Transmission has occurred in community and health care

> settings,

> > > including homes, child care centers, schools, hospitals,

> emergency

> > > rooms and physicians' offices, " it said.

> > >

> > > The disease causes fever, cough, redness and irritation of

> the eyes

> > > and a rash. Serious complications include encephalitis and

> pneumonia

> > > that can be fatal. Measles remains a leading cause of death

> among

> > > children in poor countries, killing about 250,000 people a

> year

> > > globally.

> > >

> > > Before a vaccine was introduced in 1963, more than half a

> million

> > > people got measles in the United States and 500 died

> annually. Thanks

> > > to the vaccination program, measles is no longer endemic in

> the United

> > > States, and ongoing transmission of the virus was declared

> eliminated

> > > in 2000.

> > >

> > > The annual number of cases since then generally has been in

> the

> > > dozens and caused by someone infected in another country.

> (Editing by

> > > Maggie Fox and Xavier d)

> > >

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> > > favorites at AOL Food

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May 2, 2008

Can you send a link to the full article? I was researching this

yesterday for my book. I had the measles. I had the shot too. My son had

red spots after his MMR. I was wondering if you could catch the measles

from the shot, or give it to someone else after you had the shot. This

proves my point to some extent.

BTW, I am also looking for articles like the one in Texas. A coal power

plant that emits mercury had a lot people who live around it had autism.

As you lived further away, the less cases of autism. So, I thought,

Could you get autism from amalgam fillings? Do dentists exposed to

amalgam fillings have more autism? Do nurses have more autistic kids

because of chemical exposure? Even the chemists themselves? Do the

people who make vaccines that contain mercury have more kids with autism?

You can see what I'm trying to do.....

FORCED ANARCHY wrote:

> Call me crazy but I think the baby got the measles from the shot!

>

> kalebsrecovery wrote:

>

>> This from NY Times article- a 1 year old baby who got measles from

>> the drs office while there for the measles vaccine- SHOCKING!!! Not-

>> Holly

>> " In 17 cases, patients were infected in clinics and doctors' offices,

>> including a year-old baby who contracted the disease in a

>> pediatrician's office during a routine visit — for a measles shot.

>>

>> Health officials are warning doctors and nurses to take special

>> precautions to avoid spreading the disease in clinics. Children with

>> fevers and rashes should not sit in waiting rooms, and other children

>> should not be brought into an examining room that a child suspected

>> of having measles has just left, because the virus can linger and

>> remain infectious for about two hours. "

>>

>>>

>>>> *This is how they " scare " people into doing things they want them

>>>>

>> to

>>

>>>> do. Just like when they say (every year) there is going to be a

>>>> shortage of flu vaccines. Really people, I am in the medical

>>>>

>> field and

>>

>>>> that makes doctors order a lot of flu shots which a lot of times

>>>>

>> goes

>>

>>>> to waste. (you can't send that stuff back) Come on, if there was

>>>> really a shortage problem, do you think they would be giving flu

>>>>

>> shots

>>

>>>> at places like Meijer and Krogers?! It's the whole " fear factor " .

>>>>

>> I

>>

>>>> don't believe for 1 nano-second that there is a an outbreak, nor

>>>>

>> that

>>

>>>> people who chose not to be vaccinated have anything to do with

>>>>

>> it. The

>>

>>>> government might be able to " scare " me into growing my own

>>>>

>> garden, but

>>

>>>> they'll never scare me into voluntarily poisoning myself!*

>>>> *~*

>>>>

>>>> Re: U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since

>>>>

>> 2001

>>

>>>> U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001**

>>>>

>>>> Thu May 1, 2008 3:55pm EDT

>>>> By Will Dunham

>>>> http://www.reuters. com/article/ latestCrisis/ idUSN01435942

>>>>

>>>> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles

>>>>

>> since

>>

>>>> 2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people

>>>>

>> ranging from

>>

>>>> infants to the elderly becoming ill -- most of them

>>>>

>> unvaccinated,

>>

>>>> U.S. health officials said Thursday.

>>>>

>>>> The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said said

>>>>

>> none

>>

>>>> of those who caught the highly contagious viral illness has

>>>>

>> died, but

>>

>>>> at least 14 people have been hospitalized, most with pneumonia

>>>> triggered by measles.

>>>>

>>>> There were 116 cases in 2001, and the last major U.S. outbreak

>>>> occurred from 1989 to 1991, when 55,000 people got measles

>>>>

>> and 123

>>

>>>> died.

>>>>

>>>> Anne Schuchat, who heads the CDC's National Center for

>>>>

>> Immunization

>>

>>>> and Respiratory Diseases, said she expects " many more cases

>>>>

>> this year

>>

>>>> than we had in 2001 based on what's going on today. "

>>>>

>>>> Public health officials have been stressing the importance of

>>>> immunizing children in the face of increasingly vocal groups

>>>>

>> who

>>

>>>> object to vaccines for religious reasons or because they

>>>>

>> think the

>>

>>>> shots may cause autism or other problems.

>>>>

>>>> CDC officials said overwhelming scientific evidence points to

>>>>

>> the

>>

>>>> safety of the combined measles-mumps- rubella, or MMR, shot

>>>>

>> and other

>>

>>>> childhood vaccines.

>>>>

>>>> " We are concerned ... about the population of people who are

>>>> choosing not to be vaccinated, and whether we may be on the

>>>>

>> verge of

>>

>>>> facing larger-scale outbreaks in the United States, " said

>>>>

>> Jane Seward

>>

>>>> of the CDC's division of viral diseases.

>>>>

>>>> The CDC said most of the measles cases can be traced to 10

>>>>

>> people

>>

>>>> who picked up the disease overseas and then traveled back to

>>>>

>> the

>>

>>>> United States, where others became infected. The ages of those

>>>> sickened ranged from 5 months to 71 years.

>>>>

>>>> GLOBAL PROBLEM

>>>>

>>>> " These cases and outbreaks resulted primarily from failure to

>>>> vaccinate, many because of personal or religious belief

>>>>

>> exemption, "

>>

>>>> the agency said in a statement.

>>>>

>>>> The CDC said 64 cases were reported from Jan. 1 through April

>>>>

>> 25 in

>>

>>>> Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York,

>>>> Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

>>>>

>>>> Eight more confirmed cases -- all involving unvaccinated

>>>>

>> children in

>>

>>>> one family who had attended a church gathering in the Seattle

>>>>

>> area --

>>

>>>> have been reported since then in Washington state, the state

>>>> department of health said Thursday.

>>>>

>>>> Those spreading measles were infected in Switzerland and

>>>>

>> Israel,

>>

>>>> both of which have larger outbreaks, as well as in India,

>>>>

>> Belgium,

>>

>>>> Italy and likely China and Japan, the CDC said.

>>>>

>>>> " Transmission has occurred in community and health care

>>>>

>> settings,

>>

>>>> including homes, child care centers, schools, hospitals,

>>>>

>> emergency

>>

>>>> rooms and physicians' offices, " it said.

>>>>

>>>> The disease causes fever, cough, redness and irritation of

>>>>

>> the eyes

>>

>>>> and a rash. Serious complications include encephalitis and

>>>>

>> pneumonia

>>

>>>> that can be fatal. Measles remains a leading cause of death

>>>>

>> among

>>

>>>> children in poor countries, killing about 250,000 people a

>>>>

>> year

>>

>>>> globally.

>>>>

>>>> Before a vaccine was introduced in 1963, more than half a

>>>>

>> million

>>

>>>> people got measles in the United States and 500 died

>>>>

>> annually. Thanks

>>

>>>> to the vaccination program, measles is no longer endemic in

>>>>

>> the United

>>

>>>> States, and ongoing transmission of the virus was declared

>>>>

>> eliminated

>>

>>>> in 2000.

>>>>

>>>> The annual number of cases since then generally has been in

>>>>

>> the

>>

>>>> dozens and caused by someone infected in another country.

>>>>

>> (Editing by

>>

>>>> Maggie Fox and Xavier d)

>>>>

>>>> Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family

>>>> favorites at AOL Food

>>>> <http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001

>>>>

>> <http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001>>.

>>

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>>>>

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>>

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>>>>

>> Mobile. Try

>>

>>>> it now.

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May 2, 2008

When you had the measles was it the big bad killer the CDC says it is or

was it just one of those things you got and got over with? I too would

love to have the link about the 1 year old because it does prove a point.

Walsh wrote:

> Can you send a link to the full article? I was researching this

> yesterday for my book. I had the measles. I had the shot too. My son had

> red spots after his MMR. I was wondering if you could catch the measles

> from the shot, or give it to someone else after you had the shot. This

> proves my point to some extent.

>

> BTW, I am also looking for articles like the one in Texas. A coal power

> plant that emits mercury had a lot people who live around it had autism.

> As you lived further away, the less cases of autism. So, I thought,

> Could you get autism from amalgam fillings? Do dentists exposed to

> amalgam fillings have more autism? Do nurses have more autistic kids

> because of chemical exposure? Even the chemists themselves? Do the

> people who make vaccines that contain mercury have more kids with autism?

>

> You can see what I'm trying to do.....

>

> FORCED ANARCHY wrote:

>

>> Call me crazy but I think the baby got the measles from the shot!

>>

>> kalebsrecovery wrote:

>>

>>> This from NY Times article- a 1 year old baby who got measles from

>>> the drs office while there for the measles vaccine- SHOCKING!!! Not-

>>> Holly

>>> " In 17 cases, patients were infected in clinics and doctors' offices,

>>> including a year-old baby who contracted the disease in a

>>> pediatrician's office during a routine visit — for a measles shot.

>>>

>>> Health officials are warning doctors and nurses to take special

>>> precautions to avoid spreading the disease in clinics. Children with

>>> fevers and rashes should not sit in waiting rooms, and other children

>>> should not be brought into an examining room that a child suspected

>>> of having measles has just left, because the virus can linger and

>>> remain infectious for about two hours. "

>>>

>>>>

>>>>> *This is how they " scare " people into doing things they want them

>>>>>

>>> to

>>>

>>>>> do. Just like when they say (every year) there is going to be a

>>>>> shortage of flu vaccines. Really people, I am in the medical

>>>>>

>>> field and

>>>

>>>>> that makes doctors order a lot of flu shots which a lot of times

>>>>>

>>> goes

>>>

>>>>> to waste. (you can't send that stuff back) Come on, if there was

>>>>> really a shortage problem, do you think they would be giving flu

>>>>>

>>> shots

>>>

>>>>> at places like Meijer and Krogers?! It's the whole " fear factor " .

>>>>>

>>> I

>>>

>>>>> don't believe for 1 nano-second that there is a an outbreak, nor

>>>>>

>>> that

>>>

>>>>> people who chose not to be vaccinated have anything to do with

>>>>>

>>> it. The

>>>

>>>>> government might be able to " scare " me into growing my own

>>>>>

>>> garden, but

>>>

>>>>> they'll never scare me into voluntarily poisoning myself!*

>>>>> *~*

>>>>>

>>>>> Re: U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since

>>>>>

>>> 2001

>>>

>>>>> U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001**

>>>>>

>>>>> Thu May 1, 2008 3:55pm EDT

>>>>> By Will Dunham

>>>>> http://www.reuters. com/article/ latestCrisis/ idUSN01435942

>>>>>

>>>>> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles

>>>>>

>>> since

>>>

>>>>> 2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people

>>>>>

>>> ranging from

>>>

>>>>> infants to the elderly becoming ill -- most of them

>>>>>

>>> unvaccinated,

>>>

>>>>> U.S. health officials said Thursday.

>>>>>

>>>>> The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said said

>>>>>

>>> none

>>>

>>>>> of those who caught the highly contagious viral illness has

>>>>>

>>> died, but

>>>

>>>>> at least 14 people have been hospitalized, most with pneumonia

>>>>> triggered by measles.

>>>>>

>>>>> There were 116 cases in 2001, and the last major U.S. outbreak

>>>>> occurred from 1989 to 1991, when 55,000 people got measles

>>>>>

>>> and 123

>>>

>>>>> died.

>>>>>

>>>>> Anne Schuchat, who heads the CDC's National Center for

>>>>>

>>> Immunization

>>>

>>>>> and Respiratory Diseases, said she expects " many more cases

>>>>>

>>> this year

>>>

>>>>> than we had in 2001 based on what's going on today. "

>>>>>

>>>>> Public health officials have been stressing the importance of

>>>>> immunizing children in the face of increasingly vocal groups

>>>>>

>>> who

>>>

>>>>> object to vaccines for religious reasons or because they

>>>>>

>>> think the

>>>

>>>>> shots may cause autism or other problems.

>>>>>

>>>>> CDC officials said overwhelming scientific evidence points to

>>>>>

>>> the

>>>

>>>>> safety of the combined measles-mumps- rubella, or MMR, shot

>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

>>> Jane Seward

>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

>>>>> Eight more confirmed cases -- all involving unvaccinated

>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> one family who had attended a church gathering in the Seattle

>>>>>

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>>>>> Those spreading measles were infected in Switzerland and

>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> that can be fatal. Measles remains a leading cause of death

>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> globally.

>>>>>

>>>>> Before a vaccine was introduced in 1963, more than half a

>>>>>

>>> million

>>>

>>>>> people got measles in the United States and 500 died

>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> to the vaccination program, measles is no longer endemic in

>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> States, and ongoing transmission of the virus was declared

>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> in 2000.

>>>>>

>>>>> The annual number of cases since then generally has been in

>>>>>

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>>>

>>>>> dozens and caused by someone infected in another country.

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May 2, 2008

I wrote about this on A of A. Remember the Brady Bunch episode where

the kids all got the measles and they fought over having a male versus

female doctor? Do you really think a sitcom in 1969 would have taken on

an episode about kids getting a horrible, deadly disease? Measles came.

Moms nursed their kids back to health. Measles went. Titres complete.

I had a doll that had measles on her face. A DOLL. A plaything. Measles

were not the black plague......

More fear tactics.

May 2, 2008

I have seen that episode, and it is kinda funny how people now see the

measles as such a bad thing, I was reading a medical book from the

1950's where a Dr observed boys who had not had measles by 10, 11, or so

would figure out it was an instant week or so vacation from school. I

doubt they would have done that if it was such a killer disease. If I am

not mistaken the same medical book listed measles as being as mild as

chickenpox for most.

BTW, if anyone hears of any cases near them let me know since I am

seeking exposure to the measles for the documentary I am doing.

Take Care & God Bless

krstagliano wrote:

>

> I wrote about this on A of A. Remember the Brady Bunch episode where

> the kids all got the measles and they fought over having a male versus

> female doctor? Do you really think a sitcom in 1969 would have taken on

> an episode about kids getting a horrible, deadly disease? Measles came.

> Moms nursed their kids back to health. Measles went. Titres complete.

> I had a doll that had measles on her face. A DOLL. A plaything. Measles

> were not the black plague......

>

> More fear tactics.

>

May 2, 2008

OMG, what is wrong with me! It's not S1969 It's S1959

I must need some more coffee! LOL

>

> I swear with the bill S1969 (HR1955) they are trying to introduce. I

> am really concerned that they are trying to paint the us as a threat

> to public health, and can therefore arrest us for organizing what they

> call " homegrown " terrorism.

>

> Read the bill for yourself. It was HR 1955 and now it's S 1969.

>

May 2, 2008

This is true, I actually know some parents who are abusive if their kids

get ill, what a sad world big pharma has created. Me personally I hope

this ends up being a really big measles outbreak because pharma is gonna

have some explaining to do when the vaccinated get it. I am sure they

will blame the non vaxed like they always do.

krstagliano wrote:

>

> Doctors have trained young Moms that children are never supposed to get

> sick. Germs are the enemy. Feven must be banished at the first warmth

> of the cheek. Now that most Moms work, time off is no longer an

> option, therefore kids must remain illness free. Mothers lack even the

> basic caretaking skills for sick children that their grandmothers just

> knew in their bones - because they have not been taught.

>

> At what cost?

>

> Kim

>

May 3, 2008

It still amazes me at the alarm they can sound over relatively harmless infectious diseases while the nations children are ravaged by chronic ailments that will shorten their life span, and severely impact their quality of life while still alive.

A few measles cases sets the media and fear machine in motion while they continue to deny the obvious and present epidemic of brain damaged and immune system damaged children in our midst. But let's turn the attention and the fear and hatred toward the unvaccinating parents, or really those Autism/Mercury Moms that are at the cause of this measles vaccine crisis and hence the fear enhanced prediction of a possible epidemic. They are already turning other parents against us by explaining to everyone that our children are draining the education koffers and depriving their children of their educational dollars. It seems obvious that it is anti-patriotic, and a threat to our democracy for us to demand the protection of children, the safety of vaccines, and due process and justic under the law. Shame on us.

As for counting, we know that even one case of Measles will set the machine in motion, but millions of cases of Autism would not do the same, nor diabetes, ADHD, nor any other non-infectious disease. Because, they simply do not count anything but infectious disease. Our whole medical paradigm revolves around the counting and control of infectious disease. It is the be all and end all to the health measurement of our nation, while real health is going down the toilet. This is why they have nothing to compare current numbers to, because they have never ever counted, and hence never cared. This is why they can blindly defend vaccines as if we have some gold standard of health to hold up to the rest of the world. We have the sickest kids, the sickest generation in our history and they are defending the history, the methodology, the tactics, and even the results by refusing to count our children.

Our parents never feared the now vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, in fact my mother took us to houses that had measles or mumps so we would get it over with around the age of 4 or 5. If the same rhetoric would have been spouted by doctors, parents would not have been doing this. Instead, before the vaccines, parents were told that the illnesses are relatively harmless, actually helped to build overall health, and no great worry. If not my parents as well as the Bradys would have been rushing those poor children, ill with the Measles to the Emergency room. But instead they nursed them at home. Elderly doctors can tell you about how even they would expose a "sickly" child to the measles as it strengthened them, and their overall immune system and "hardiness" or health. I think the count is probably better today than in the past as most are convinced that measles is a threat to their childs life, so you can bet these children are rushed to the ER, Urgent Care, or their doctors office, because they are in fear of the child's life, even if unfounded.

The only time doctors were concerned seemed to be when children had more than one of the "big 3" Measles, Mumps, and/or Rubella at one time. For some reason the risks increased. That's why docs like Yazbak were shocked when they first came out with the MMR, wondering who the Moron was that thought of combining any of those 3. Most refused to admister the triple shot until insurance companies started refusing to pay for singles. Most buckled to the pressure after that, but it was not welcomed with enthusiasm or open arms.

More propoganda, more business as usual and we don't once see the number of vaccinated that are also infected, all the attention is brought on the unvaccinated.

Kendra>> Doctors have trained young Moms that children are never supposed to get > sick. Germs are the enemy. Feven must be banished at the first warmth > of the cheek. Now that most Moms work, time off is no longer an > option, therefore kids must remain illness free. Mothers lack even the > basic caretaking skills for sick children that their grandmothers just > knew in their bones - because they have not been taught.> > At what cost?> > Kim>

May 3, 2008

More than that, they have convinced mothers that they are actually an

uneducated danger to their own children. I know so many young parents

that not only run to their pediatrician at the slightest sniffle, but

also run to him/her for advice on even non-medical decisions. They are

convinced that the peds are the " experts " on children, children's

health, well-being, education, etc. I am so shocked at what parents

today " consult " with their pediatrician about. My mother instinctively

knew how to 'nurse' her children, she didn't have to be taught, but at

least she wasn't un-taught. That is what is happening today,

convincing parents that the health and well-being of their children is

beyond their realm of their own expertise. Let the experts handle

that. There are some that believe it doesn't just take a " Village to

Raise a Child " but that the village is " necessary " to raise a child.

Kendra

>

> Doctors have trained young Moms that children are never supposed to

get

> sick. Germs are the enemy. Feven must be banished at the first warmth

> of the cheek. Now that most Moms work, time off is no longer an

> option, therefore kids must remain illness free. Mothers lack even

the

> basic caretaking skills for sick children that their grandmothers

just

> knew in their bones - because they have not been taught.

>

> At what cost?

>

> Kim

>

May 3, 2008

AMEN to everything you just said! This is why I spend all my free time

on-line education others, and am determined beyond belief to get my

documentary going.

Kendra Pettengill wrote:

> It still amazes me at the alarm they can sound over relatively

> harmless infectious diseases while the nations children are ravaged by

> chronic ailments that will shorten their life span, and severely

> impact their quality of life while still alive.

> A few measles cases sets the media and fear machine in motion

> while they continue to deny the obvious and present epidemic of brain

> damaged and immune system damaged children in our midst. But let's

> turn the attention and the fear and hatred toward the unvaccinating

> parents, or really those Autism/Mercury Moms that are at the cause of

> this measles vaccine crisis and hence the fear enhanced prediction of

> a possible epidemic. They are already turning other parents against

> us by explaining to everyone that our children are draining the

> education koffers and depriving their children of their educational

> dollars. It seems obvious that it is anti-patriotic, and a threat to

> our democracy for us to demand the protection of children, the safety

> of vaccines, and due process and justic under the law. Shame on us.

> As for counting, we know that even one case of Measles will set

> the machine in motion, but millions of cases of Autism would not do

> the same, nor diabetes, ADHD, nor any other non-infectious disease.

> Because, they simply do not count anything but infectious disease.

> Our whole medical paradigm revolves around the counting and control of

> infectious disease. It is the be all and end all to the health

> measurement of our nation, while real health is going down the

> toilet. This is why they have nothing to compare current numbers to,

> because they have never ever counted, and hence never cared. This is

> why they can blindly defend vaccines as if we have some gold standard

> of health to hold up to the rest of the world. We have the sickest

> kids, the sickest generation in our history and they are defending the

> history, the methodology, the tactics, and even the results by

> refusing to count our children.

> Our parents never feared the now vaccine-preventable childhood

> diseases, in fact my mother took us to houses that had measles or

> mumps so we would get it over with around the age of 4 or 5. If the

> same rhetoric would have been spouted by doctors, parents would not

> have been doing this. Instead, before the vaccines, parents were told

> that the illnesses are relatively harmless, actually helped to build

> overall health, and no great worry. If not my parents as well as the

> Bradys would have been rushing those poor children, ill with the

> Measles to the Emergency room. But instead they nursed them at home.

> Elderly doctors can tell you about how even they would expose a

> " sickly " child to the measles as it strengthened them, and their

> overall immune system and " hardiness " or health. I think the count is

> probably better today than in the past as most are convinced that

> measles is a threat to their childs life, so you can bet these

> children are rushed to the ER, Urgent Care, or their doctors office,

> because they are in fear of the child's life, even if unfounded.

> The only time doctors were concerned seemed to be when children

> had more than one of the " big 3 " Measles, Mumps, and/or Rubella at one

> time. For some reason the risks increased. That's why docs like

> Yazbak were shocked when they first came out with the MMR, wondering

> who the Moron was that thought of combining any of those 3. Most

> refused to admister the triple shot until insurance companies started

> refusing to pay for singles. Most buckled to the pressure after that,

> but it was not welcomed with enthusiasm or open arms.

> More propoganda, more business as usual and we don't once see the

> number of vaccinated that are also infected, all the attention is

> brought on the unvaccinated.

> Kendra

>

> >

> > Doctors have trained young Moms that children are never supposed to get

> > sick. Germs are the enemy. Feven must be banished at the first warmth

> > of the cheek. Now that most Moms work, time off is no longer an

> > option, therefore kids must remain illness free. Mothers lack even the

> > basic caretaking skills for sick children that their grandmothers just

> > knew in their bones - because they have not been taught.

> >

> > At what cost?

> >

> > Kim

> >

>

May 3, 2008

The village is a danger to a child when it is ran by idiots!

Kendra Pettengill wrote:

>

> More than that, they have convinced mothers that they are actually an

> uneducated danger to their own children. I know so many young parents

> that not only run to their pediatrician at the slightest sniffle, but

> also run to him/her for advice on even non-medical decisions. They are

> convinced that the peds are the " experts " on children, children's

> health, well-being, education, etc. I am so shocked at what parents

> today " consult " with their pediatrician about. My mother instinctively

> knew how to 'nurse' her children, she didn't have to be taught, but at

> least she wasn't un-taught. That is what is happening today,

> convincing parents that the health and well-being of their children is

> beyond their realm of their own expertise. Let the experts handle

> that. There are some that believe it doesn't just take a " Village to

> Raise a Child " but that the village is " necessary " to raise a child.

> Kendra

>

> >

> > Doctors have trained young Moms that children are never supposed to

> get

> > sick. Germs are the enemy. Feven must be banished at the first warmth

> > of the cheek. Now that most Moms work, time off is no longer an

> > option, therefore kids must remain illness free. Mothers lack even

> the

> > basic caretaking skills for sick children that their grandmothers

> just

> > knew in their bones - because they have not been taught.

> >

> > At what cost?

> >

> > Kim

> >

>

May 3, 2008

I know I have said this and sound like a broken record but if any people

reading hear of any cases in their area let me know.