Re:Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back
by jurjenh on Monday August 16, 2010 @04:51PM
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How did it die in the first place? Is there conclusive evidence that it was the vaccination and not just due to a cumulative effect of better hygiene, better diet and better living conditions? And when and how did it resurrect itself? These questions need to be answered, because if there was an incorrect assumption in any of the previous answers, the current solution may not be as good as we'd hope...
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Re:Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back
by jon_hendry on Monday August 16, 2010 @06:18PM
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"And when and how did it resurrect itself?"
Immigration and tourism from countries with less vaccination.
Combined with reduced vaccination in the US.