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It is not the same contracting it as a kid or an adult: "Most measles-related deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease. Serious complicat
by Kurtz79 8y ago
It is not the same contracting it as a kid or an adult:
"Most measles-related deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease. Serious complications are more common in children under the age of 5, or adults over the age of 30. The most serious complications include blindness, encephalitis (an infection that causes brain swelling), severe diarrhoea and related dehydration, ear infections, or severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia."
Not sure what you mean by "antiscience"?
Are the statistics about the decline in vaccinations wrong?
- CodeWriter23 8y agoMaybe look up the US measles fatality statistics at the CDC or Bureau of Vital Statistics?
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoDo you have something specific you want to say here? For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/complications.html https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/complications.html https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html
- cloverich 8y agoThere's more than just the risk of immediate death. It also partially wipes your immune system and opens you up to a host of other illness, which can also be life threatening or cause various forms of morbidity.