By Valik Rudd, syndicated from GeekGrass.com
Even during the old times, a handful of diseases with no known cure has been constantly taking human lives. Diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, measles, mumps, yellow fever, small pox and rubella had struck illnesses upon hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and were most prominent in the 19th and 20th century. The worst part of it was that most of its victims were children. To counter these diseases, an inoculation that helps develop antibodies to these diseases was discovered and thus the birth of vaccines arises.
Vaccines can help the individual’s immune system to be prepared upon fighting the infection, depending on the time the vaccine was administered – as defined by those who created it. Because of this, vaccination has been considered as the most concrete example of the expression “Prevention is better than cure”.
Since then, the government has mandated it to every individual, erring on the side of caution. Indeed, the medical field right now operates under the preventive scheme. But suddenly, the once hailed lifesaving wonder of modern technology became a source of suspicion and angry playground debate upon these days. This is mainly because of the unprecedented side effects that it brought with it.
Your doctor might hav failed to mention it, but these disease-preventing potions had a number of recorded side effects within its lifetime ranging from minor to serious types. Minor side effects of vaccines mostly includes soreness, low-grade fever, rashes, itching, headaches, bruises, redness, fatigue, diarrhea, and pain at the part where the shot was given. These side effects are not life-threatening and are likely to go away within a few days. On the other hand, the serious side effects recorded are on a very different league.
Gardasil, a vaccine for human papillomavirus – linked to cervical cancer, had caused a premature menopause to a 16-year-old girl. The said vaccine contains ingredients that are known to cause the damage. These are polysorbate 80 and L-histidine. Polysorbate 80 is known to cause damage to female rats’ reproductive system as proven in a study and there is no reason to believe that it cannot harm the human reproductive system as well.
L-histidine, a naturally-occurring amino acid, carries significant risks in the same manner that squalene does. It’s a naturally-occurring substance in the human body. if injected, it could have the effect of causing an autoimmune response to that substance wherever it’s found in the body.
According to Dr. Mercola, six types of vaccines, namely the vaccines for Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR), varicella zoster (chickenpox), influenza, hepatitis B, meningococcal, and tetanus, are all linked to anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. It occurs in a rapid onset and can cause death if not taken care of immediately.
Another one is about the swine influenza vaccine. A study conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) showed that the vaccination with swine influenza vaccine increases the risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute polyneuropathy, characterized by symmetrical weakness that usually affects the lower limbs first, and rapidly progresses in an ascending fashion. As the weakness progresses upward, usually over periods of hours to days, the arms and facial muscles also become affected causing the patient to have difficulty in swallowing or maintaining an open airway and other respiratory difficulties. If not treated immediately it can cause death.
Another disturbing truth about vaccines is that it contains ingredients that can be deemed as toxic to humans. Thimerosal, a preservative containing about 50% mercury, can be found in most flu shots according to the CDC. It is used to prevent contamination by bacteria. Thimerosal isn’t the only toxic ingredients present, to know more about what comprises a vaccines here is a list of ingredients present in some vaccines.
Vaccines might be able to prevent these life-threatening diseases but it also falls short when it comes the complications of its side effects. Other companies claim that the occurrence of these side effects are very rare, but it could be thrown back to them. For a very long time, vaccines also haven’t shown any evidence that it really works. It’s up to you to weigh things and to choose whether to risk taking up vaccines or to stay out of it and pray that these diseases will not reach you.
Valik Rudd writes for GeekGrass.com where this article first appeared