MMR -- how about the R?

[Guest guest]

It crossed my mind the other day -- took all day to cross that vast, empty

space ;-) -- that with consideration of the MMR vaccine as a causative

factor in Autistic spectrum conditions, the focus has only been on the

mercury content of the vaccine. Has anyone studied the relationship

between Rubella -- sometimes called German Measles -- and AS?

My Mom told me I had German Measles as a child, which I don't recall, as I

was quite young at the time, and I wonder if there might be some

relationship there. I have this vague impression that Rubella is less

common than the other two viruses, which might mean that there would have

been less exposure to that virus before the MMR vaccine became common.

But I don't know if anyone has looked into that possibility.

Also, am I remembering correctly that viruses readily cross the blood-

brain barrier? If so, that also might be suggestive.

I know that the " MMR myth " is something of a bugaboo here, but it's in my

nature to look for causes and patterns in things, and this smells like a

possible pattern.

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