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Why will antibiotics not cure a child of measles if they haven't had the MMR vaccine?
Antibiotics can only work against bacterium, whereas measles are caused by a virus.
What does MMR treat?
MMR does not treat disease. It is a vaccination given to prevent measles, mumps, and rubella.
What disease does the mmr protect against?
This is a combination vaccine and has the acronym MMR. It is administered for measles, mumps, and rubella.
Are there any links between mmr and genetic deafness?
Not at all. By MMR, I don't know if you're refering to the set of diseases (measles, mumps and rubella) or the MMR vaccine designed to immunize a person against such diseases. Either way, genetic deafness is caused by genetic factors as the name suggests. A vaccine or a virus is not going to alter your DNA to cause deafness.
What causes German measles?
German measles is a mild infectious illness caused by the rubella virus, which is why it is sometimes called rubella. There is no connection between German measles and measles. which is caused by a different virus.German measles is caused by a virus, and is spread by fine droplets of moisture, which contains the virus. The droplets are produced when the infected person coughs, sneezes or even talks and another person then inhales these droplets and may become infected.the German measles is another name for the disease Rubella which is caused by the Toga virus which is a RNA virus. there is a vaccine for it which is part of your MMR shots which we all get as kids.The Rubella virus causes German Measles.
What is bacteria passing resistance to a medicine on to offspring an example of?
It is an example of natural selection.
What type of organism causes measles?
Normal measles is caused by the Rubeola virus. You most likely got vaccinated for it as a child - it's a part of the MMR (measles mumps rubella) vaccine. Make sure not to confuse Rubeola (normal measles) with Rubella (German measles) as they're slightly different viruses :)Does anybody know because I really need to know for my science stuff and I don't have a clue! Help please. Many Thanks.chocolate
What is the scandal surronding the MMR vaccine?
The MMR vaccine controvery or scandal centered around the 1998 publication of a fraudulent research paper in the medical journal. This paper claimed that colitis and autism disorders might be caused by MMR vaccine which is not true.
A child that has not been immunised with the MMR vaccine develops measles suggest a reason why antibiotics will not cure the child of measles?
Measles is a viral infection. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. Bacteria and viruses are two very different types of germs, and antibiotics will do nothing to cure the measles.
What vaccine is used for rubella virus?
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella) is the vaccine used to prevent rubella.
How vaccinating a child with MMR vaccine makes them immune to measles?
MMR is measles mumps and rubella. If you give a strain of measles to a child, it's immune system develops anti bodies that destroy the virus, the anti bodies will stay around for ever and the child will be immune to measles as the anti bodies will prevent the measles virus from spreading.
What is an example of a vaccine that works against more than one disease?
MMR vaccine is for preventing measles, mumps and Rubella.
