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Why do measles require a high vaccination rate to prevent deaths?
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What is the name of the scientist that had the most influence on measles?
Maurice Hilleman. He developed the measles vaccine, and it is estimated to prevent 1 million deaths every year.
How does measles vaccine prevent diarrhea?
Children who have measles., or have had the disease in the previous four weeks, have a substantially increased risk of developing severe or fatal diarrhea or dysentery (there is some evidence that the increased risk lasts up to six months after measles). Because of the strong relationship between measles and serious diarrhea, and the effectiveness of measles vaccines, measles immunization is a very cost-effective measure for reducing diarrhea morbidity and deaths. Measles vaccine given at 9 months of age can prevent up to 25% of diarrhea-associated deaths in children under 5 years of age.
How many people die from Measles?
In 2007, there were 197 000 measles deaths globally - nearly 540 deaths every day or 22 deaths every hour. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/
Can you die from the missals?
No, there is no such disease as "missals". But if you mean Measles- yes. In 2013, there were 145 700 measles deaths globally. Being vaccinated against measles is very important.
How did the vaccination change society?
Vaccines changed society because with out vaccines then there would be so many deaths. Vaccines help to prevent the disease before you get it. Why pay a visit to the doctor when you can just go get the vaccine and not have to get the disease.
Why do you have to get vaccinated for the Swine Flu?
In the US, the vaccination is highly recommended but not mandatory, except for health care workers in certain states (e.g., New York) where state laws have been enacted to prevent health care workers from working with or near patients if they have not had a vaccination.Vaccines can prevent you from getting the swine flu and in some people that may prevent them from feeling very ill and maybe even prevent some deaths.
How many people have been killed by measles?
It's impossible to find that information out. In 2006 a 13 year old boy died of measles, first death in more than a decade. So, yearly, statistically, 0.10% children die of measles or 1 in 10 years die of measles in the UK. Thanks to vaccinations, we are now fairly safe from diseases like measles, but unfortunately as the rate of vaccinations goes down (due to fear mongering) some of these diseases are coming back. If you are using this information to decide whether or not to vaccinate your child, remember that 200,000 people died of measles last year - in unvaccinated countries. Talk to your doctor and make the sensible decision.
What is Responsible for over 25 million deaths since its discovery?
- Starvation - Malaria - Dengue - Hypothermia - Measles - Polio - Cancer - Hypertension - Diabetes
Why did people stop using the MMR vaccination?
MMR vaccination is followed by local inflammation and fever. In some places where the sample or method of administration is defective it has resulted in infant deaths so parents are scared and avoid MMR vaccination.
Why is it important for everyone to be vaccinated?
Because disease prevention is the key to maintaining public health. It is always better to prevent a disease than to treat it. Vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those who come into contact with unvaccinated individuals. Vaccines help prevent Infectious Diseases and save lives.Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common killers in the US; including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).Vaccine-preventable diseases have a costly impact on society and can also be expensive for the patient and their family. These diseases often result in visits to doctor's offices, severe hospitalizations, and premature deaths. Approximately 36,000 people die of the common flu (influenza) each year in the US alone. Getting your vaccination will prevent your infecting someone else who can not be vaccinated (for medical reasons) themselves. Caring for sick children can also cause parents to lose time from work.Immunizing individual children also helps to protect the health of our community, especially those people who are not immunized. People who are not immunized include those who are too young to be vaccinated (e.g., children less than a year old cannot receive the measles vaccine but can be infected by the measles virus), those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons (e.g., children with leukemia), and those whose immune systems cannot make an adequate response to vaccination to prevent infection (e.g., those with immune suppression by diseases or pharmaceuticals). Also protected when you get your vaccination, therefore, are people who received a vaccine, but who have not developed immunity.Infants can not be given vaccinations for some diseases until their immune systems mature, therefore, you could expose infants who can not be vaccinated to your germs. Infants and adults 65 and over are at higher risk of death from influenza, for example.
What are some Statistics on chickenpox in the US?
As of 2011, 91% of toddlers had at least one dose of chickenpox vaccine, up from 25% in 1997. Cases of chickenpox are down 90% since vaccination began, and deaths and hospitalizations are also down by about 90%. 49 states require at least one vaccine prior to school entry (Montana is the exception)
Was diphtheria common in 1940?
Mass vaccination to prevent diphtheria had already started in the Western countries since the Twenties, so it had ceased to be a very common disease in the US and Europe. In countries that had no vaccination program it remained a common children's disease. Only in Europe after the outbreak of WW II, there was an outbreak in 1943 with a million cases and about 50,000 deaths.
