Measles vaccination protects against the disease and other childhood diseases, with only mild symptoms appearing in a small percentage of vaccinated individuals. Vaccination also protects against mumps, rubella, and chickenpox. There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism.
A measles vaccination has many pros and few cons. The main benefit is that a measles vaccination protects against the disease. Currently available vaccines also protect against other common childhood diseases. The only drawback is that mild measles symptoms appear in a small percentage of vaccinated subjects. This or other childhood disease vaccines do not cause autism.
A measles vaccination confers lifelong immunity from the disease and its complications. Measles is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. The classic symptoms are high fever, cough and rash. Highly contagious, symptoms persist for ten days. Although the odds of dying from measles are less than 1%, complications such as bronchitis and/or pneumonia occur in 10% of patients.
Another advantage of a measles vaccination is that the vaccination also protects against mumps and rubella (MMR vaccination) or mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV vaccination). These other diseases, while usually not fatal, can have serious complications. For example, if a man gets mumps after puberty, there is a chance that infertility will occur. Chickenpox, also known as chicken pox, can leave permanent physical scars in the form of smallpox marks. Preventing these complications is reason enough to have one or your children vaccinated against measles and other childhood diseases.
The only disadvantage of a measles vaccination is that in a small group of people, less than 15% of those vaccinated, mild symptoms of the disease develop from the vaccine. This occurs because the vaccine uses a weakened but live virus to elicit an immune response. Those who suffer from side effects recover quickly. The chances of complications are much lower than if you had contracted the disease. People with immune diseases such as AIDS shouldn’t get the vaccine, as the chances of developing symptoms are much higher for them than for the general population.
Despite public debate and anti-vaccination campaigns in recent decades, there is no scientific evidence to support that vaccinations for childhood diseases cause autism. The research used by anti-vaccination groups is flawed and has been discredited countless times in the medical community. Real research over the past decade has shown that the disorder is due to genetic variations present at the time of conception. Parents who believe they are protecting their children from autism are actually making them vulnerable to disease and complications. As a result, cases of measles, mumps, and rubella are on the rise again in the United States and elsewhere.
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