This is the virus magnified thousands of times by the electron microscope. This, the disease caused by the virus, one which has plagued man since recorded history. This, the scientist, dr. John enders of harvard, whose work made possible an effective vaccine which can prevent the disease. This, the place where the vaccine is tested and produced for use throughout the world, west point, pennsylvania. And this, the vaccine itself, the end product of medicines long match with measles. Many parents think of measles as just a common nuisance which makes their children feel miserable and keeps them out of school for a while, but physicians today know that measles is more than a nuisance. It can bring on bacterial infections, can cause fatal pneumonia and in some cases encephalitis, inflammation of the brain. Each case needs good medical care. It is not so much because of the usual rash and fever symptoms of measles that the doctor says hell check back in a day or so, but rather to be sure th
This, the scientist, dr. John enders of harvard, whose work made possible an effective vaccine which can prevent the disease. This, the place where the vaccine is tested and produced for use throughout the world, west point, pennsylvania. And this, the vaccine itself, the end product of medicines long match with measles. Many parents think of measles as just a common nuisance which makes their children feel miserable and keeps them out of school for a while, but physicians today know that measles is more than a nuisance. It can bring on bacterial infections, can cause fatal pneumonia and in some cases encephalitis, inflammation of the brain. Each case needs good medical care. It is not so much because of the usual rash and fever symptoms of measles that the doctor says hell check back in a day or so, but rather to be sure that the young patient is not developing serious complications. Half the patients with natural measles show some brain involvement after tduring the d. After the dise
(CTN News) - Paul Offit, a pediatric infectious disease doctor, has not been vaccinated against measles. Like many of his colleagues, he contracted the virus
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