Midwest town sees return of old disease

Scientific American ^ | November 22, 2006 | Deborah Cohen

[demsux]

I used to get whooping cough as a kid in Naperville.

Now I'm an old guy getting hangovers in St. Louis.

[TheLion]

Actually, this problem is going on elsewhere and illegals are probably the cause.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Massachusetts hospitals have had cases among their staff recently: Worcester = 30 in Sept., Childrens' Hospital in Boston = 15 in Oct./Nov.

The Worcester cases have been tracked back to a surgeon returned from active duty with the reserves. The Boston cases started with a patient.

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?geo_id=05000US17031&_sse=on

[TheLion]

The problem rises from illegal immigration. The US wiped out most of these diseases and became very complacent about vacinating against them in the last 20 years or so. A lot of kids are going to suffer.

[neverdem]

Actually, this problem is going on elsewhere and illegals are probably the cause.

That's not the whole story as many Luddites have been successful in generating fear towards childhood vaccinations.

[ferri]

yes! the area i used to live in had a huge herd of hippies that lived in the hills. (i could make a poem outta that i bet...) anyway, they were all convinced getting your kids shots for measles, mumps, rubella and whooping cough would either kill them or make them autistic. :roll eyes:

[ChiMark]

We are talking about the most exclusive school district in Illinois!
The only illegals in this school district are the lawn help.
It's thee Upper middle class community north of Chicago.
This is very strange.

If this came from illegals I doubt it. There would be contageon in Pilsen , Humboldt Park or the West side

My theory is the soccer moms buy that trendy organic food
which is laced with fecal matter. Well, just kidding.

Could be these old time diseses are making a come back. It's a scary thought if they've become super bugs. Super viral and bacterial mutations. Let's pray this is only incidental.

[raybbr]

We are talking about the most exclusive school district in Illinois! The only illegals in this school district are the lawn help. It's thee Upper middle class community north of Chicago. This is very strange.

Gardeners, janitors, etc. Probably illegals leaving their mark.

[84navy88]

My question is, why is there a "Vaccine Compensation Fund" if vaccines are so safe? The fund was set up to help families whos children had an adverse reaction to a vaccination. The hard part is proving it was a vaccination that caused harm to your child.

[Wonder Warthog]

Ditto that. I had it as an infant. One of the few memories I can recall from my very early years is that bout of whooping cough.

[nitzy]

How about the Mexicans fixing the kid's lunches at Wendy's?Or the one's cleaning their houses? Or the ones shopping at the same grocery stores?

[Cheburashka]

We are talking about the most exclusive school district in Illinois! The only illegals in this school district are the lawn help. It's thee Upper middle class community north of Chicago. This is very strange.

Gardeners, janitors, etc. Probably illegals leaving their mark.
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Very, very doubtful. There are places in the Chicago area where there are lots of illegals living. Winnetka is NOT one of them. Blaming this on gardeners, well why aren't the neighborhoods that the gardeners spend the other 128 hours of their week having outbreaks? They sure aren't living in Winnetka.

Actually the organic food theory someone else advanced above is more likely.

[Cheburashka]

My question is, why is there a "Vaccine Compensation Fund" if vaccines are so safe?
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Lawyers.

[Cheburashka]

How about the Mexicans fixing the kid's lunches at Wendy's?Or the one's cleaning their houses? Or the ones shopping at the same grocery stores?
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If contact with Mexicans is the source of infection, New Trier would be the LAST high school it would show up in in the Chicago area. Look to the Chicago Public Schools first.

[luckystarmom]

There are risks to vaccines. The issue is whether the benefits outweigh the risks.

[raybbr]

-- Very, very doubtful. There are places in the Chicago area where there are lots of illegals living. Winnetka is NOT one of them. Blaming this on gardeners, well why aren't the neighborhoods that the gardeners spend the other 128 hours of their week having outbreaks? They sure aren't living in Winnetka.

I didn't say they lived there. It doesn't take living somewhere to spread germs.

Actually the organic food theory someone else advanced above is more likely.

It might be. I don't know that pertussis can be transmitted through food.

[Cheburashka]

As I responded to someone else, if contact with Mexicans is the source of infection, New Trier would be the LAST high school it would show up in in the Chicago area. Look to the Chicago Public Schools first.