DPT and MMR are childhood immunizations.
2006-12-10 00:50:43 · 9 answers · asked by Derek 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Not likely.
Most people claiming vaccinations cause autism put the blame on the mercury preservative (Thimerisol) in the vaccines cause autism, I'd like to point out that they stopped putting it in the vaccines (except the flu shots) in 2001. The older vaccines with thimerisol expired in early 2003.
YET the autism rate continues to rise!
I have heard of many cases where someone chooses to not vaccinate a child due to the autism scare & the child developes autism anyway.
It appears as though some children inherit a vunerability to autism and some outside trigger is needed for the child to develop autism. I sometimes suspect the high fevers that vaccinations can cause autism, if the child is at a certain stage in thier development.
I would recommend everyone to vaccinate thier children but to wait until you have to. I think the ages they recommend vacciations are to early. I also wonder if the potential side effects of the MMR vaccine outwiegh the risk of the 3 illnesses they protect them from. (Mumps, Measles & Ruebella are rarely life threatening)
2006-12-12 05:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes definitely. It's really just like 9/11. People unquestioningly believe that Osama Bin Laden commited this evil act. When in reality, the towers were found to be heated at a temperature too high for melted jet fuel, there were explosions seen from inside the towers and construction workers were heard planting explosives by those escaping the towers. So, since 9/11 was a conspiracy, very obviously and downright undoubtedly caused by the government, so is this. The government has clearly designed these shots to mess up children who would go on to question the system. This is a targeted government conspiracy and all of you should keep your kids out of it
2014-01-29 16:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not. There have been studies that show no connection between autism and vaccination. The timing of the two can be coincident. This matter is put to rest and then someone in politics or other prominence has autism diagnosed in their family and the specter is raised again.
2006-12-10 02:50:22 · answer #3 · answered by DrB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do believe it is one of many environmental factors that causes it to show itself, but not a sole cause. I believe they are born with a tendency to develop it, and the vaccines help it to do so. I don't vax my kids, never will, yet I have a child with autism who was clearly born with it. But, I'm not going to do anything to my 'normal' child that might increase his risk for developing it, so I don't vax. That's not my only reason for not doing it, read my other answers if you're interested.
2006-12-13 18:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by Angie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! The whole immunizations cause autism idea is a bunch of nonsense!
2006-12-10 02:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no proof of this. The only reason people think there is, is because of one guy who managed to get his work published without peer review. His entire paper was flawed.
2006-12-10 02:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by Bacteria Boy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, one of the causes
2006-12-10 00:53:05 · answer #7 · answered by Suzan K 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It HAS NOT been proven.
2006-12-10 00:57:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO
2006-12-10 01:33:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋