Thread: Woe is me!

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Not meaning to hijack the thread, but since vaccination has been discussed, here's an example of why its so important for at least 95% of the population to be vaccinated.

Anti-vaxxers partly responsible for Europe's highest measles cases in a decade - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A good friend nearly died several years ago in Mongolia from measles.
Many locals did, it was a full on epidemic.
She still small aftereffects, a slight hand shake occasionally.

Malaria is also a huge threat worldwide.

Listening to the ABC today, Anyone over the age of 15 can decide to have vaccinations without Parent approval. A huge spike in vaccinations down Logan way, apparently.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Malaria is also a huge threat worldwide.

is there a vaccine for that?

Originally Posted by Eevo

is there a vaccine for that?

Not really. But it has been being worked on for at least the last fifty years. Part of the problem is that malaria is a parasite, not a virus or bacterium, that reproduces rapidly and evolves rapidly.

The only approved vaccine as of 2015 is RTS,S (commercial name Mosquirix). It requires four injections, and has a relatively low efficacy.

good thing i live in adelaide then.

in theory a virus or bacterium, would evolve more rapidly.

A friend got malaria in PNG about 30 years ago and still has outbreaks even now. Apparently he has been told he will have it for life.

I stopped getting recurrences after about twenty years. My late brother in law, who got it there in 1942 stopped getting recurrences in about 1965.

But I don't think there is any guarantee!