– paralysis
– prevalent in areas with bad hygiene
– very easily transmitted
– thrives where society is uprooted and tumultuous
– once eradicated, eradication is permanent
– distrust from those affected hinders mass treatment
– we become complacent with vaccinations for diseases we haven’t experienced
– 1 in every 3 million children vaccinated gets paralyzed, 350/year
– many doctors no longer recognize the symptoms
– many believe vaccines cause autism
– wakefield paper
Practice Opening
If getting vaccinated would help to eradicate polio from the earth and result in your permanent paralysis, would you do it? Polio is one of the most easily transmittable viruses in the world. Because of its mobility and that it can take up to ten days for symptoms to begin, the Poliomyelitis virus can be extremely dangerous. Thankfully, a vaccine has been developed with an enormous amount of success. However, a possible outcome of the polio vaccination is paralysis. That’s not all too surprising seeing as most vaccinating products include a weakened or inactive form of the virus it seeks to defend you from. In rare cases, about 1 in 3 million, the viral strain in the vaccination can actually give the recipient the Poliomyelitis virus.
Rowan Counterintuitive 