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Any rite of passage that involves jabbing needles into small children is bound to worry more than a few parents. But that doesn't begin to explain why so many moms and dads are convinced--despite mounting scientific evidence to the contrary--that the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and...
Other epidemiological studies over the past four years have come to similar conclusions, but none has been so large and so complete as the Danish study. Indeed, the accumulated evidence is strong enough to convince even onetime proponents of the MMR-autism link, like Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, director of the...
It's big trouble in a tiny package?specifically, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, whose bite is the main way the virus can spread. Aedes aegypti are right at home in tropical cities rife with stagnant water and human targets. "Once a dengue epidemic is under way, it's very difficult...
Unlike many viral ailments such as chicken pox, dengue infection fails to ensure immunity from subsequent attacks. Worse, it can actually increase the odds you'll get DHF should you be twice-bitten by dengue-carrying mozzies. The virus comes in four strains, and when antibodies created by one type...
With a vaccine not exactly at the front of drug companies' R.-and-D. line, dengue prevention comes down to mosquito prevention. "If you control the mosquito, you control the spread," says Arthur. Unlike the malarial mosquito and vampires, the Aedes aegypti only bites during the day. Keep your home...