... , was first recognized as a new and distinct clinical entity in 1981. Since then it has become a universal epidemic concerning all of mankind.(3) This epidemic is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HIV. HIV belongs to the retrovirus family, a family of RNA viruses noted for possession of a viral reverse transcriptase.(2) Reverse transcriptase allows a retrovirus to synthesize DNA (deoxyribonucleic ... immune system cells become infected. HIV is frequently spread among injection drug users by the sharing of needles or syringes contaminated with minute quantities of...

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... of that time in regards to viruses and vaccines were very important in the world of medicine. Although the measles vaccine and HIV Aids virus are very different problems the roads to discovering a cure are similar. Among the major world epidemics the measles has been greatly underrated. The ... when overall interest in children increased in the 1960's. Measles is so contagious that it is passed by casual contact and the host may give it to someone else before the symptoms occur. The exact nature of the disease was determined as far back as 1875 by a Danish doctor named P.L. ... of nuclei...

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... fighting infections, have three main types; macrophages, B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes. Macrophages are cells that engulf and break down the invading bacteria or virus, leaving behind antigens which are sections of the disease-causing organism. These antigens are still registered as harmful to the body and so the ... effective during which it enters your body (11). Although there are many chemicals used in vaccines, they serve a purpose in the protection they give and the vaccines are tested many times to ensure the safety (14). As an example, formaldehyde is present in vaccines. Howe...

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... speed up production for new influenza vaccines so he contracted a company to use cell cultures from aborted fetuses. Last one we will mention will be the SV40. This virus was given to humans from monkeys through vaccines. It was used mostly in the Polio vaccine and has been a known link to cancer. It has also been showed ... illegal testing of children in India. According to the Waking Times, the CDC admitted that 98 million American that got the Polio vaccine when it was contaminated with cancer virus but then quickly removed the paged from their website. In the same article, Dr. Mich...

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... of MMR occurring in California, New York, and Ohio. Parents are stuck on their ideas of the dangers of what side effects this vaccine can give their children, but they are not aware of the harm of not vaccinating their children against this disease. People who choose to be unvaccinated are ... contract genital warts or cancer in the future. The benefit of receiving this vaccine is the parent would be protecting their children from infection of the HPV virus preventing lifelong infections that are transmitted sexually. "My child got the flu vaccine, and it made him or her sick. I never go...

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... occurring and/or lessen the severity of symptoms would be invaluable. However, influenza has been thought to be almost impossible to vaccinate against because the virus itself mutates rapidly. Scientists make a different vaccine every year because the strains of flu viruses change from year to year. This causes the flu ... disinfectant/preservative). These ingredients can cause death but yet they are used in vaccines. If more people knew what the flu vaccine contain they would not give it to their newborn child, their parents or grandparents, their child that has a chronic illness, or e...

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... occurring and/or lessen the severity of symptoms would be invaluable. However, influenza has been thought to be almost impossible to vaccinate against because the virus itself mutates rapidly. Scientists make a different vaccine every year because the strains of flu viruses change from year to year. This causes the flu ... disinfectant/preservative). These ingredients can cause death but yet they are used in vaccines. If more people knew what the flu vaccine contain they would not give it to their newborn child, their parents or grandparents, their child that has a chronic illness, or e...

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... article, Null stated, "During an interview on the Autism Media Channel, he [Dr. William Thompson] stated that he would never give his pregnant wife a flu shot because of its high concentration of mercury. "I don't know why they still give it to pregnant women" Dr. Thompson stated" (Null). This statement caused a lot of ruckus throughout the medical field. It ... been vaccinated prior to becoming infected. Before this incident, the United States had eradicated the Measles all together. Although, it was explained that "travelers can still bring in the virus from abroad" (NBC NEWS). This w...

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... ill, and as a last hope, want to try the "new drug". Animals that are used for testing purposes usually end up dying. They are usually pumped full of a disease or virus and then they try a vaccine on them, which in the end, usually fails. In which case, the animal ends up suffering and dying. While being tested, they are kept in ... tiny cages, instead of being able to run free like they should. In some cases, animal testing may give a different result with humans. "Misleading animal tests can be devastating for human health." (Bender 69). The early stages of an animals life in a labora...

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