I
am sure most of you know and I am pasting a link below about the news
story that Children's Hospital in Boston has received four children
exhibiting polio-like symptoms similar to ones seen in Colorado.
Polio-like symptoms for those of you who are unfamiliar with the polio
virus itself means paralysis usually bipedal in both limbs but can be
all limbs. This paralysis often does NOT improve so one is left with
polio's significant orthopedic and other consequences throughout ones
life of a virus that is initially neurologically based attacking cells
in the spinal cord and killing them.
The virus seen now is an enterovirus
labeled D68. Polio,
too, is an enterovirus that means that it is ingested at first and if it
breaks through to the
blood stream it can cause paralysis and even in rare cases death. How
close to polio is to D68 I do not know and neither does
the medical community yet. A non-medical suspicion I hold (I am not a
medical expert) is that viruses evolutionarily mutate and wonder if D68
had done that from polio but this is not based on any medical fact. It
is simply educated questioning by me.
I know that there are some who do not realize the devastating effects of
polio and are adverse to vaccination. The ONLY treatment for polio is
prevention through vaccination. Vaccination SHOULD be mandated by law
if one is to enter their child in school so a permanent herd immunity
can develop. Children are most at risk but adults are too. I do not
know if it is mandated in Massachusetts. My opinion is that ALL
vaccinations available to humans should be given and/or taken even by
adults. There is, as far as I know, absolutely no connection between
vaccination and a disease such as autism. That is a false connection
and, in my opinion, a morally indefensible one.
You will do your child NO favors by not immunizing them and you will do
our nation at large no favors either. In my opinion, it is criminal not
to vaccinate and I am living proof of why I vehemently hold this view.
Polio paralysis is a life-long significantly life-altering disease that
requires active attention always. It is disfiguring and sometimes
painful, it is significantly disabling, it is psychologically difficult,
it is expensive and its consequences later in life are profound.
I do not know where D68 will lead and if a vaccination can be perfected
for it but the one fail-safe preventative is, of course, thoroughly hand washing MANY times throughout the day for at least 30 seconds or the time it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" especially
after doing those excretory functions all humans must do to survive and
if you are cooking and/or serving food. And I might add do not enter
the population if one is sick. If you have to sneeze do so in your arm
and try not to touch your eyes or your face.
I am a vehement vaccination advocate and have many personal reasons why I am.
The link is here or below
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/30/boston-childrens-hospital-treating-patients-with-polio-like-symptoms/
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
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I have not seen this yet but Now With Alex Wagner
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and the actor brilliant. For the little I've seen in clips plus the
interview of this wonderful actor this is I think a must see. I believe
it is on a new thing for Amazon called Amazon Prime unfortunately I do
not have it but at some point I HOPE Netflix will maybe or I will get it
as a rental on DVD.
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