Re: Three at SIU catch mumps after Iowa outbreak

[Guest guest]

Aren't these kids vaccinated?

From: <redhead60707@...>Reply-EOHarm To: eoharm , illinoisbiomedicalkids Subject: Three at SIU catch mumps after Iowa outbreakDate: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:04:30 -0700 (PDT)

Some interesting facts here-

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1148446.html

Three at SIU catch mumps after Iowa outbreak

Friday, April 14, 2006From staff and wire reports

No cases have been reported in Southeast Missouri, state health officials said.

Southern Illinois University health officials hurried Thursday to publicly educate the Carbondale campus about mumps after three students this week showed symptoms of the illness. The cases added to an unusually high occurrence of the disease statewide this year.

No cases of mumps have been reported in Southeast Missouri, state health officials said.

Tests on Monday confirmed that one of the SIU students, who lived off campus, had mumps. Tests were pending on the two others, who live in separate residence halls with a combined occupancy of nearly 900 people.

The three students have been sent home and ordered confined until their symptoms pass, said Larry Dietz, the school's vice chancellor for student affairs.

SIU officials were trying to pinpoint whether the infected students had any classes, sports or other activities in common.

"There's definitely no reason to panic about mumps," said Deedra McLain of the school's Student Health Center. "Typically, it's self-resolving."

Dietz said the school's dormitories were being notified in writing about the recent mumps cases, with the letters telling them that there was nothing to fear from the illness and that if they develop symptoms they should call health facilities by telephone, rather than visit emergency rooms.

Almost all immunized

McLain said virtually all of the school's 20,000 students have been immunized against the illness but that 5 percent of those inoculated might develop symptoms.

Melaney Arnold, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said that as of Wednesday there had been 24 confirmed mumps cases in Illinois this year and an additional 22 possible cases. Typically, she said, Illinois has about a dozen confirmed mumps cases a year.

Missouri has three confirmed cases and two suspected cases, said Sue Denny, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services immunizatiion program. That is about as many cases as the state averages in an entire year, she said.

Public health officials throughout the Midwest are on alert for mumps following an Iowa outbreak with more than 500 suspected cases reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Missouri cases have been reported in Putnam, Greene, Henry, Adair and Knox counties. In the Henry County case, Denny said, health officials have learned that the person had contact with someone in Iowa who has the disease.

Cape Girardeau County health director Charlotte Craig said she has sent out alerts to doctors and infection-control workers to be on the watch for the symptoms of mumps.

"No one knows what is happening," Craig said. "This is a vaccine-preventable disease. From what I have read and understand, most people who are getting sick have been immunized, so nobody really understands what is going on and why."

Mumps is a virus-caused illness spread by coughing and sneezing. The most common symptoms are fever, headache and swollen salivary glands under the jaw, which give the disease its name. But it can lead to more severe problems, such as hearing loss, meningitis and fertility-diminishing swollen testicles.

People exposed to mumps develop symptoms about three weeks later, Craig said. And they can spread the disease for up to a week before exhibiting symptoms.

"I don't think it is anything spooky," Craig said. "Nobody needs to be excited about it. If they have any of those symptoms, they should check it out."

Denny added that people who suspect they might be infected should alert their doctors prior to visiting a clinic so they can be isolated from other patients when they arrive.

Officials can't confirm if any of the SIU cases were linked to two infected airline passengers who might have helped spread Iowa's mumps outbreak to six other Midwestern states, including Illinois, through encounters in planes or airports.

The mumps outbreak is the nation's first in 20 years. As of Monday, Nebraska had 43 reported cases; Kansas, 33; Wisconsin, four; and Minnesota, one.

Officials in other states have not linked any cases to the air travelers. No deaths have been reported from the current outbreak.

A two-dose mumps vaccine is recommended for all children and is considered highly -- but not completely -- effective against the illness. About a quarter of the Iowans who have suspected cases got the vaccine, said Teale, a spokesman for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Staff writer Rudi Keller contributed to this report.

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[Guest guest]

Of course they are vaccinated. Last night on the NBC news I saw some

government official from CDC or HHS (sorry didn't get her name) say

that they are just coming to learn that maybe immunity via vaccines

is not lifelong.. Maybe mumps has mutated in some way and the

vaccine is not effective... What??? Excuse me?????

They offer all kinds of absolutes. Vaccines are effective, vaccines

are safe, vaccines eliminated disease and deaths etc...

NOW, they are backpeddling??? They are not absolutely certain what

vaccines can do? How long they last etc...

Two things happening here with this mumps issue.

1) Instill fear about dieases that must be controlled through

aggressive vaccine. See people look what has happened here in the

midwest,

and

2) we need more vaccines and to vaccinate more frequently.

Maybe " designer " vaccines to address mutations of diseases.

Enter Dr. Offitt on CNN tonight telling people a person even an

infant can get a 1,000 vaccines all in one day and it is perfectly

safe.

Oh the madness!!!!!

Aren't these kids vaccinated?

[Guest guest]

"The horror, oh, the horror"

From: "andrea52521991" <mkeller@...>Reply- EOHarm EOHarm Subject: Re: Three at SIU catch mumps after Iowa outbreakDate: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:26:55 -0000>Of course they are vaccinated. Last night on the NBC news I saw some>government official from CDC or HHS (sorry didn't get her name) say>that they are just coming to learn that maybe immunity via vaccines>is not lifelong.. Maybe mumps has mutated in some way and the>vaccine is not effective... What??? Excuse me?????>>They offer all kinds of absolutes. Vaccines are effective, vaccines>are safe, vaccines eliminated disease and deaths etc...>> NOW, they are backpeddling??? They are not absolutely certain what>vaccines can do? How long they last etc...>>Two things happening here with this mumps issue.>>1) Instill fear about dieases that must be controlled through>aggressive vaccine. See people look what has happened here in the>midwest,>>and>>2) we need more vaccines and to vaccinate more frequently.>Maybe "designer" vaccines to address mutations of diseases.>>>Enter Dr. Offitt on CNN tonight telling people a person even an>infant can get a 1,000 vaccines all in one day and it is perfectly>safe.>>Oh the madness!!!!!>>>>>>>>>Aren't these kids vaccinated?>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Guest guest]

I forgot to mention that on this particular NBC story

asked Bazell (NBC's Top medical buffoon, I mean

correspondent) actually it wasn't even a question it was a

statement. " People should still get vaccinated, right " Mr. Buffoon

piped up, " ABSOLUTELY " .

We just told you these people for the most part have been vaccinated,

and it pretty much isn't effective against what we thought it was

effective for, but go ahead and get the vaccinated anyways. Maybe if

you cross your fingers behind your back and throw some salt over your

right shoulder it might work for you!

It's ABSOLUTE insanity!!!

[Guest guest]

Yea, I watched that too and almost vomited. Bastards. Can't someone corral

these idiots?

Btw, I think buffoon is closer to the truth

Re: Three at SIU catch mumps after Iowa outbreak

I forgot to mention that on this particular NBC story

asked Bazell (NBC's Top medical buffoon, I mean

correspondent) actually it wasn't even a question it was a

statement. " People should still get vaccinated, right " Mr. Buffoon

piped up, " ABSOLUTELY " .

We just told you these people for the most part have been vaccinated,

and it pretty much isn't effective against what we thought it was

effective for, but go ahead and get the vaccinated anyways. Maybe if

you cross your fingers behind your back and throw some salt over your

right shoulder it might work for you!

It's ABSOLUTE insanity!!!

[Guest guest]

A 3rd thing that's happening - broadening the vaccine market to

include adolescents and adults. In other words look for a 3rd

MMR " booster " shot requirement for teens soon.

More $ for the vaccine manufacturers who need continued double digit

growth to make investors happy. More activity on the part of

CDC/HHS to show the public they are doing something to control this

mumps problem.

Oh the madness, Indeed!

Beth

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> Two things happening here with this mumps issue.

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> 1) Instill fear about dieases that must be controlled through

> aggressive vaccine. See people look what has happened here in the

> midwest,

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> 2) we need more vaccines and to vaccinate more frequently.

> Maybe " designer " vaccines to address mutations of diseases.

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> Enter Dr. Offitt on CNN tonight telling people a person even an

> infant can get a 1,000 vaccines all in one day and it is perfectly

> safe.

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> Oh the madness!!!!!

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[Guest guest]

Isn't Mr Buffoon the guy who closely resembles the computer halogram doctor on Star Trek the next generation?

From: "andrea52521991" <mkeller@...>Reply- EOHarm EOHarm Subject: Re: Three at SIU catch mumps after Iowa outbreakDate: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:46:35 -0000>I forgot to mention that on this particular NBC story>> asked Bazell (NBC's Top medical buffoon, I mean>correspondent) actually it wasn't even a question it was a>statement. "People should still get vaccinated, right" Mr. Buffoon>piped up, "ABSOLUTELY".>>>We just told you these people for the most part have been vaccinated,>and it pretty much isn't effective against what we thought it was>effective for, but go ahead and get the vaccinated anyways. Maybe if>you cross your fingers behind your back and throw some salt over your>right shoulder it might work for you!>>It's ABSOLUTE insanity!!!>>>>>>>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, never got into Star Trek. I don't like to watch science fiction

shows, movies etc...

I will however ask my family members who are into that stuff and

request they make the proper analysis and if it computes we'll get

back to you!