Measles

thanks to high research and vaccinations. Measles is an infectious disease which can give unpleasant symptoms with high temperatures, a rash as well as aches and pains (Carter, 2011). Without getting vaccinated the United States would be contributing to the 200,000 deaths each year that measles has an effect on globally (Moss and Griffin, 2012). The World Health Assembly assigned a resolution that urged countries to reduce the mortality rates attribute by measles. By the end of 2005 the…

Measles or rubella, with the scientific name of Morbillivirus measles virus is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory system. The virus is spread by contact with an infected persons saliva or mucus (Healthline, 2015). A doctor in the 9th century published the first report of measles virus (CDC, 2014). Measles is the cause of 100, 000 fatalities each year worldwide, mainly affecting children (Mayo Clinic, 2015). With a long existence and immense death rates, measles is one of the…

Measles vaccination is the most effective way of preventing this disease. Though John Enders discovered the very first measles vaccination, using a killed virus wasn`t effective enough. In 1967, Maurice Hilleman advanced Enders` discovery by using a weakened live virus in the formula (“For Healthcare Professionals”, 2015). This attenuated vaccine is usually mixed with Mumps and Rubella to give protection against three kinds of viruses. Two doses of MMR are offered. While the first dose gives…

VACCINE This immunization vaccine against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (German measles) was first developed by Maurice Hilleman at Merck. The vaccine is a live attenuated virus of the three diseases; Measles, Mumps & Rubella administered via injection. The first measles licensed vaccine was in the year 1963 and was improved after 5 years. Vacines for mumps became available in the year 1967 and that of rubella at 1969. The three vaccines were combined to form measles, mumps, rubella vaccine at the…

07/24/2015, there were 5 outbreaks of 183 measles cases reported in 24 states of America and the District of Columbia. Individuals who got measles in these cases were unvaccinated (3). In 2014, there were 23 measle outbreaks, including one large outbreak of 383 cases, occurring in the unvaccinated Amish communities in the state of Ohio (4). Three out of 11 outbreaks in 2013 had more than 20 cases and one outbreak had 58 cases (5). The symptoms of measles appear about 7-14 days after a person is…

vaccinating against measles, there was a more than tenfold decrease of measles incidence (De Serres et al., 2013). However, there were several outbreaks reported in Canada from 2008-2011, ranging from 56 to 30,000 cases. Currently, the major cause of measles outbreaks is failure to vaccinate or incomplete vaccination (Dallaire, De Serres, Tremblay, Markowski & Tipples, 2009; De Serres et al., 2013; De Serres, 2012; Duclos, Redd, Varughese, & Hersh, 1999). Other causes of measles infection…

Andrew Wakefield. He was the first to theorize the link between the MMR vaccination and autism. A case study was published by Wakefield, claiming that the measles virus was found in the children who had first shown signs of autism after receiving the vaccination. The study stated that it could not demonstrate a relationship between the MMR vaccination and autism, but Wakefield later suggested that a relationship…

develop on her face and spread across her skin. The rash will eventually subside. However, this is only the beginning. She will be hospitalized for encephalitis, facing a severe risk of blindness and death. This is how measles kills. Before the success of a vaccine in 1963, the measles virus had claimed the lives of countless…

particular disease, but vaccinations also prevent those around them from getting a particular disease by spreading it around. For instance, studies have shown that one dose of the measles vaccine is approximately ninety three percent effective. If you are given 2 doses that increases to ninety seven percent. Given the fact that measles alone causes rash and an extremely high fever, possibly deadly, why would one be so inconsiderate to allow this extremely contagious disease…

of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, n.d.).” In regards to this goal, one of the major vaccinations seeing a drastic decrease in use is the Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine. This vaccine has become a point of controversy and many parents are opting out of giving their children this vaccine. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how Measles, Mumps and Rubella can effect…