Posted on 11/10/2013 8:18:00 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Deadly diseases, once nearly wiped out, are making a frightening comeback in Maryland and across the country. Now — a warning that parents who don’t vaccinate their children are putting others at risk.
Linh Bui explores an alarming and controversial trend.
Measles, mumps, whooping cough — all deadly diseases. Until recently — virtually eliminated thanks to vaccines that prevent kids from getting sick.
But now doctors see an alarming trend — more and more people are coming down with these diseases.
“Kids die from measles on a regular basis. Kids are in hospitals and can die from whooping cough very commonly. So these kids are at risk,” said Dr. Scott Krugman, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimore.cbslocal.com ...
Polio is making a come-back in Europe.
The border is wide open.
These third worlders are bringing this stuff with them.
How many of these unlucky kids are illegals?
Diversity is our strength!
We know of a couple in New Braunfels, TX. (in their early 20s) whose 5 week old baby died of whooping cough. The mother, and then the father, had come down with a cough a few weeks before (but didn’t have wooping cough), apparently were carriers though. Illegal immigration is a factor in bringing it in to our country.
That's certainly part of the the problem...the other part being the despicable anti-vaccine movement.
Must be those children of a lesser god bringing them in.
Impacts of Illegal Immigration: Diseases
Malaria was eradicated from the USA in the 1940s but recently there were outbreaks in southern California, New Jersey, New York City, and Houston. Additionally, Malaria tainted blood has been discovered in the blood supply.
Dengue was first recognized in the 1950s, affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of death among children in the infected areas. Heretofore unknown in the US, Dengue outbreaks have now occurred in the United States.
Leprosy, a scourge of Biblical days, is caused by a bacillus agent and is now know as Hansen’s Disease. In the 40 years prior to 2002, there were only 900 total cases of leprosy in the US. In the following three years there have been 9,000 cases and most were illegal aliens.
Hepatitis A-E is a viral infection that primarily attacks the liver. In 2004, more than 650 people contacted Hepatitis A at a single Chi-Chi’s Mexican restaurant in Pennsylvania. Four latter died. Hepatitis B is one of the major diseases of mankind and is a serious global public health problem. It is estimated that 2 BILLION people are infected and about one million persons die each year. The new vaccine is only 95% effective in preventing an infection and will not cure a person who already has Hepatitis B, which results in a lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and early death. An estimated 1.3 million people in the US are currently infected. No vaccine is currently available to prevent Hepatitis C-E and treatment for chronic Hepatitis C costs about $1,500 per person.
Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately 2 million people each year. It is estimated that between 2002 and 2020, approximately 1,000,000,000 people will be newly infected, over 150 million people will get sick, and 36 million will die. TB is a highly contagious disease. Like the common cold, it spreads through the air. When infectious people cough, sneeze, talk or spit, they propel TB germs, known as bacilli, into the air. Each person with active TB will infect on average between 10 and 15 people every year.
The United States currently has one of the lowest rates of TB in the world. Mexico has 10 times the rate of prevalence and many African countries along with Afghanistan, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Indonesia have rates that are 100 – 150 times higher. Making matters worse, a few years ago a Multi-Drug-Resistant (MDR) strain of TB has emerged that is resistant to all standard anti-TB drugs. Treating a single case of MDR TB costs over $250,000 and as much as $1,200,000 per person, and even with treatment about half of the patients with MDR-TB prematurely die.
http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_diseases.html
Wow, that is a huge, overbroad, ignorant and misleading statement. Organizations and volunteers like Rotary International and even the “evil” Bill Gates foundation have donated huge amounts of time, service and $$$ so that Polio is almost eradicated world wide.
With no correlation to illegal immigration, right, Hussein?
The cornerstones of our nation have been replaced with diversity stones.
We’re reaping the results.
All those years we worked to lessen and eradicate these diseases. Open borders has destroyed it all. Good job politicians.
I blame them more than I do the disease carriers.
A definite sign that we are slowly becoming a third world country.
What can be expected of a third world government?
I grew up with all of these diseases.
Quarantine notices were on front doors at one time or another and those addresses were read aloud in the schools.
Tough times !
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Illegal immigration means no screening for disease. Thanks politburo chumps!
Polio making comeback in Europe...
That response of yours was a classic display of idiocy in action.
“the other part being the despicable anti-vaccine movement.”
Don’t even go there.
Very good point
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