Polio Notes-theshocker69

Many diseases thought to be eradicated are making a comeback because of anti-vaxxers

Polio kills 1 in 1000, paralyzing most.

Polio mostly affects children

Thrives in poorly-hygienic locations

Smallpox was eradicated from the natural world with a global inoculation effort

Some vaccines are not foolproof

Vaccines may lose efficacy over time

1-2 out of 1000 will die from measles

Most americans are vaccinated, however, many in foreign countries are not.

Disneyland January 2015

• measles outbreak
  • 137 in california
  • migrated to 8 states and Canada
  • 150 sickened in Quebec by an Anti-Vaxx group (oh the irony)
• Measles was banished from US generations ago by vaccinating children (We’ve become complacent)
• Parents think they have little to fear,  which has increased the number of unvaccinated citizens which creates the perfect conditions for the disease to return

Polio (Polio Myelitis)

• invades the Nervous System
• Most often children younger than 5
• No cure
• Vaccine needs to be given only once for a lifetime
• To eliminate polio from the earth, every child must be vaccinated until transmission stops
• Enters the body through the mouth
• Multiplies in intestines
• Passed to others through feces
• Flies can pass feces particles to food, sickening others
• Most infected people are carriers of the disease until it naturally dies in their body

Vaccination created in 1961, administered by volunteers

• creates antibodies in the blood to all three types of polio virus which prevent the virus from spreading to the Nervous System.
• Costs less than a dime
• 100% immunity is not required for total eradication

1 in 3,000,000 polio vaccines cause paralysis.

• Opportunity cost
• Saves hundreds of thousands of people
• Cost of NOT vaccinating children is catastrophically higher

152 cases of paralytic poliomyelitis from 1980-1990. 8 cases per year.

• 6 cases acquired outside of the US and imported
• Last imported case was in 1993
• 2 cases indeterminate
• Remaining 144 cases were vaccine-associated paralytic polio (VAPP) cased by the live polio vaccine

Vaccinations supply us with the privilege of immunity towards bacteria and viruses that could otherwise cripple or kill you. Polio Myelitis is a disease that is passed on through feces and it entered through the mouth. Flies may land on feces and transfer the bacteria to food. The disease typically invades the nervous system of a child under the age of 5, for which there is no cure. However, Polio can be avoided by utilizing vaccinations for the disease; although 1 in 3,000,000 vaccinated are infected with the disease. Not everybody who has the disease is paralyzed or killed. Many people infected with the disease are simply carriers who may infect others without knowing, until the disease dies naturally within their body.

PRACTICE OPENING

The world is too fragmented and mistrustful to ever join in a truly global effort, even to eradicate a dreaded disease. 

People are like snowflakes; no two are exactly alike. Every body thinks, behaves, and responds differently to different ideas and situations. To place the amount of trust  needed to eradicate a disease or join a truly global effort in the arms of society as a whole is preposterous. Before the 1960’s, there were nearly a half a million cases of measles nationally. This number dropped to around 2,000 in 1983. Then in 1989 and 1991 the diseases made a comeback. Although some vaccines are not fool-proof, vaccinations are still required for the safety of society as a whole. Further,  1 in 3,000,000 vaccinated are infected with the disease, not everybody who has the disease is paralyzed or killed. Many people infected with the disease are simply carriers who may infect others without knowing, until the disease dies naturally within their body. There are many variables that play into the attempt to eradicate a disease that is too much for the fragmented society to logically comprehend. Mandatory regulations for vaccinations must be implemented if we really want complete eradication of these terrible diseases.