thefragile7393
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Holy smokes this is a most frightening post .Question for all.. is this the prevailing belief or is this an aberration?Am I understanding you to say that these diseases we have generally eradicated are not deadly because there were survivors as well as people that did not get it?
Agree or disagree,I appreciate and admire all the research that many of you do, particularly those of you that are anti-vaccine. But if this is the prevailing thought process, it undermines the credibility of much of it.IMO.
Apparently you mis-read what I'm trying to say. Let me clarify.
THE COMPLICATIONS that arise from the disease are what makes the diseases deadly. My parents survived measles, mumps, rubella, pneumonia, and the flu, and I survived CP. My grandparents also survived measles and mumps, unsure if they got any others. THEY GOT THE DISEASES. GETTING THESE DISEASES DID NOT KILL US. If you do any research on say, mayoclinic.com, you will find exactly what I am talking about--that complications that can arise from these diseases are what kill. So the complications are what makes these diseases deadly and can kill, that dosn't mean that if someone gets measles they will die! That is the point I am making.the diseases themselves don't kill, the complications of the disease, many times---though not always--from improper treatment--do. If getting the disease itself was what was so deadly, NO ONE would be alive today because our forebearers would have all been wiped out)
And no I am NOT afraid of the diseases! I have respect for them, and realize they need to be treated properly IF they should happen. If I had no respect for them and didn't realize their harmful potential, then I would just blindly go along and stick my head in a hole and think "oh because they are pretty much eradicated that means my child won't get them." Wrong, he (and any person, vaxed or unvaxed) can get them and one needs to know how to treat them properly so one dosn't get serious lasting consequences! Having respect for them means educating myself on how to recognize the signs and symptoms and how to have my child safely come through them. If things progress despite treatments, I also have a naturopath and an allopathic doctor who can help to make sure my child will come through safely.