MMR vaccine

Before a time where vaccines exist, infectious diseases were widespread and carry a high mortality rate. The world’s first vaccine was discovered by Edward Jenner. He was the one who discovered the smallpox vaccine through the introduction of cow pox in humans. This then eradicated smallpox from the world by 1979 as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). Today, with advance scientific and medical development, a great number of diseases such as smallpox, polio and tuberculosis are…

depth on the incorrect assumption that vaccines lead to autism. Henderson describes how the anti-vaccine movement started. The author claims that Andrew Wakefield caused the anti-vaccine movement, which began with a paper stating that the MMR vaccine caused autism and Crohn’s Disease. However, Wakefield’s claims hold no scientific weight and caused a mass hysteria. Wakefield does not have the credentials to make such claims as he is a medical doctor and not a vaccine scientist. This mass…

The MMR theory of autism relates to 1993 where a group of researchers led by Dr Andrew Wakefeild advocated an association of measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR) was the cause of Autism. Autism is a mental condition which is a neurodevelopmental disorder, a brain based disorder which effects an individual’s social skills and development. This theory was supported by the theoretical thought that different types of mercury exposure to a child caused the effects of autism. The particular mercury…

measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) and the cause of Autism, were conducted by Dr. Wakefield a gastroenterologist. Both of these studies were published, one in the journal Lancet, but it was later revoked due to the lack of scientific protocol that is needed to be considered a reliable and certifiable study (“Vaccines and Autism”). The first study was in 1998, Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues published a paper on MMR vaccinations and the connection with Autism. Dr. Wakefield’s hypothesis…

treatment of the young men appalling, this case study only had 24 participants and only touched a handful of people. While I do believe there is evidence that some of the participants had some lasting affects, in my mind the MMR study was clearly the study that lead to the most harm. MMR Study: The study itself was based on only 12 children (The Lancet, Wakefield, et al., 1998, p.637-641). How can you begin to make any assumptions based on only 12 children? While perhaps, in a community of…

supposed link between vaccines and autism. This argument was started in 1998, when Andrew Wakefield claimed that he found a link between vaccines and autism. Wakefield stated that the MMR vaccine caused inflammation in the intestines, which would then release toxins into the bloodstream, into the brain, and thus causing autism. Although Wakefield has since lost his medical license, the internet is still littered with pages written by people still trying to make a link between vaccines and…

the debate between vaccinations and autism (Mathis, 2009). The media reports causes people to become scared and confused as to what is the truth. In a sample study of parents of children with autism, these parents trust the doctor’s opinion towards vaccines and feel that their child would benefit if there was an option to give the vaccinations later in life (Mutter, et al., 2007). “Why can’t the vaccinations be given later in life?” These parents feel that since the incidence time of diagnosing…

Autism and the Anti-Vaccine Movement Vaccines are vital to the health of all people. After all, vaccines are designed to protect people from major, and often deadly, diseases. For example, smallpox was a disease that during the twentieth century alone killed ten times as many people as died in World War II. After a worldwide vaccination campaign starting in 1966, smallpox was completely eradicated by 1980 (World health organization). Today, vaccines can prevent many serious illnesses, such as…

on the rise. There are widespread misconceptions about vaccinations and their effects. These misconceptions have caused many people to fear vaccines and stop getting vaccinated all together. It has gotten to a point where peoples individual and personal beliefs are becoming stronger than scientific proof. Despite evidence proving the effectiveness vaccines not all people who should be vaccinated are, creating a hazardous public health environment putting many at risk. The story behind…

created the belief of the possible link between autism and vaccinations, although this is not the case, why does this myth still persist in our culture? Three major myths were proposed in this case. Many believed the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine caused autism. Others thought it was caused by the use of…