Ebola outbreak could lead to measles outbreak

[Underseer]

http://io9.com/measles-could-cause-more-deaths-in-west-africa-than-ebo-1690973817

So, yeah, the disruptions caused by the ebola outbreak could lead to a measles outbreak that kills even more people than died from ebola.

Man, this sucks.

 

[Shake]

Hmm ... if only there were a way to prevent folks from getting measles ...

 

[Underseer]

Hmm ... if only there were a way to prevent folks from getting measles ...

I don't think too many Africans fall for that anti-vaxx nonsense, but it might be interesting to know what America/French/British anti-vax nuts think about it.

From their point of view, ebola will have no effect on the spread of measles.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Hmm ... if only there were a way to prevent folks from getting measles ...

I don't think too many Africans fall for that anti-vaxx nonsense, but it might be interesting to know what America/French/British anti-vax nuts think about it.

From their point of view, ebola will have no effect on the spread of measles.

Don't they have the issue with the vax's being a Western World conspiracy and they are being drugged?

 

[skepticalbip]

Their is a conspiracy theory accepted by some in Africa that AIDS was purposefully introduced in some vaccine (I forget which it is claimed) with the intent of killing off Africans.

A spin off of this "theory":