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Post by fretslider on Mar 20, 2012 17:45:02 GMT -5
America is at risk of a measles epidemic caused by tourists returning home from the London Olympics, according to an official warning issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control. Urging Americans who plan to visit London for the summer games to get vaccinated, the CDC claimed that measles was common in Europe, and that “diseases know no borders”. Travellers to Ukraine and Poland for the Euro2012 football tournament in June could also put the US at risk of a measles outbreak. "We are concerned about Americans coming back from the Olympics this summer and unknowingly infecting others." Don't Americans have vaccinations like we do? There were eight deaths and 26,000 cases of measles across Europe last year, including 1,086 in England and Wales. 1,086 cases is 0.0016% and 26,000 is 0.0057% taking 65 million population for England and Wales and around 450 million for Europe. Each measles case costs an estimated $160,000 (£101,000) to treat in the United States’ healthcare system. Around one in three of those infected with the disease will require hospital treatment. Ah, I get it now  |
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Post by beth on Mar 21, 2012 2:20:46 GMT -5
We receive measles vaccinations during childhood and then no preventive immunizations that I'm aware of. Maybe on a limited basis, by request.
We can have optional flu and pneumonia shots, and if we know we've been exposed to something like whooping cough or chicken pox, I believe we can get a shot to make the illness less serious.
Not sure our health care community (even the for profit groups) would be anxious for a measles outbreak. Overflowing hospitals cause more problems than anything else. Plus, insurance companies definitely do not want to pay out when it can be avoided.
You guys take care.
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Post by mouse on Mar 21, 2012 3:47:50 GMT -5
"""Each measles case costs an estimated $160,000 (£101,000) to treat in the United States’ healthcare system"""
who makes up these figures or are they lpucked out of thin air at random
when my children had measles...they had no medical intervention other than the doctors first visit..
i just kept an eye on their temps and general health other than calomine for itch and keeping them away from strong light there is very little medical intervention needed
so how the figure of £101,000 is reached i cannot think....as not every child has complications and those that do are few and far between
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Post by Dex on Mar 21, 2012 9:43:00 GMT -5
Mouse, it might be where grownups are infected. Don't they say it's harder on adults?
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Post by fretslider on Mar 21, 2012 16:57:27 GMT -5
Don't people in America get vaccinated as children? 160 grand is phenomenally expensive, you could get an awful lot of medicine for that price, but then healthcare in the US is a profit driven thing.
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Post by beth on Mar 21, 2012 17:03:43 GMT -5
Don't people in America get vaccinated as children? 160 grand is phenomenally expensive, you could get an awful lot of medicine for that price, but then healthcare in the US is a profit driven thing. Yes, of course we do but (surprise) those childhood vaccinations don't often last life-long. |
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Post by fretslider on Mar 21, 2012 17:06:56 GMT -5
Don't people in America get vaccinated as children? 160 grand is phenomenally expensive, you could get an awful lot of medicine for that price, but then healthcare in the US is a profit driven thing. Yes, of course we do but (surprise) those childhood vaccinations don't often last life-long. But beth, vaccination gives your immune system the ability to recognise and fight infection and that remains for the rest of your life. |
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Post by beth on Mar 21, 2012 20:03:27 GMT -5
My information says differently.
A couple of years ago, my son in law was diagnosed with Whooping Cough even though he had gotten all his vaccinations as a child. What's more, his doctor told him to tell all of us who had been in his company to go to our doctors and have our immunizations renewed right away or we'd be in danger of contracting WC as well.
I did go and was given the shot. I asked my doctor if this was really necessary. She said maybe not but there was no point taking chances because in a certain number of people, the immunization did not last into adulthood.
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Post by Jessiealan on Mar 21, 2012 21:46:07 GMT -5
Beth, it could very well be that measles vaccinations do not behave in the same way as some of the others. Those in danger of adult cases of measles seem to be people born before 1957 that may not have gotten the 2 part immunization as school children. Here is a Question and Answer page that looks to have all the answers one would need. depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=401&ClinicID=1 |
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Post by beth on Mar 21, 2012 23:47:51 GMT -5
Thank you, jessie.
Nice link.
I'm sure you and fret are totally right. The Whooping Cough incident is the only childhood disease in adults experience I've ever had, and I took it to heart. Makes sense measles would be different, though. It was always considered the most serious I believe.
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Post by mouse on Mar 22, 2012 1:31:06 GMT -5
Mouse, it might be where grownups are infected. Don't they say it's harder on adults? yes it is harder on adults...but the article didnt differentiate it just was an across the board figure ON EACH CASE..a figure which is mind blowing and totally out of order for that sum of money it would have to be the direst case... cannot see where this figure for each case could possibly come from as the majority of measzle cases can easily be home contained using common sense |
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