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Lupus
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder. This means that the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues by mistake. This can damage your joints, skin, blood vessels and organs. There are many kinds of lupus. The most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus, affects many parts of the body. Discoid lupus causes a rash that doesn’t go away. Subacute cutaneous lupus causes sores after being out in the sun. Another type can be caused by medication. Neonatal lupus, which is rare, affects newborns.
Kawasaki Disease
Kawaskai disease targets children. While still poorly understood, Kawasaki disease is known to related to autoimmune disorders. The symptoms of Kawasaki disease include: fever, rash, swollen hands and feet, irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips and throat.
Connective Tissue Disorder
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis are all connective tissue disorders. A connective tissue disorder one that affects the connective tissues of the body. The connective tissues are the structural portions of our body that essentially hold the cells of the body together. These tissues form a framework, or matrix, for the body. In patients with connective tissue diseases, it is common for the connective tissue to become injured by inflammation.
Chronic Arthritis
Vaccines can trigger chronic arthritis. Arthritis involves the breakdown of cartilage. Cartilage normally protects the joint, allowing for smooth movement. Cartilage also absorbs shock when pressure is placed on the joint, like when you walk. Without the usual amount of cartilage, the bones rub together, causing pain, swelling (inflammation), and stiffness.
Autoimmune Disorders
Vaccinations are linked to rare but serious autoimmune conditions such as the following: Autoimmune Hepatitis Vaccines can cause damage to your liver. Vaccines can cause damage to your liver by causing inflammation. This condition is called autoimmune hepatitis. This condition … Continue reading →
Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine
Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a childhood disease that is fairly common. When a child is affected with chickenpox, in most cases, the symptoms are mild and treatable. However, chickenpox can be very serious for infants as well as adults who are affected Continue reading →
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
Vaccines are a form of medication, and as such carries risks that range from mild to severe, including soreness, redness or swelling at the injection site; sore, red or itchy eyes; coughing; hoarseness; fever; aches; or allergic reaction to the vaccine. There have been rare cases of Guillian-Barré Syndrome, or GBS. If you experience any of these symptoms, contact your health care provider immediately. Continue reading →
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
Polyarteritis nodosa is an inflammation of the blood vessels that typically results in blocking of blood flow to organs. The kidneys, skin, joints, muscles, peripheral nerves, and GI tract are most commonly affected, but any organ can be.
Tourette’s Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is neuropsychiatric disorder with onset usually in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically wax and wane. Tourette’s is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics.
HPV vaccine recommendations not as strong as previously thought
The controversy surrounding the safety and efficacy of the HPV vaccines are not the only issues parents and physicians struggle with when it comes to recommending it for their children. Â A survey conducted by Pediatrics, the journal for the American … Continue reading →
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VIHC Monthly News Wrap Up.
It has been heard through the grapevine that an Italian court has upheld an appeal from the parents for the Ministry of Health to pay compensation for irreversible complications caused by a vaccination. The...
In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh(UP) in Pennsylvania, it was revealed that many of the infant monkeys given standard doses of childhood vaccines developed autism...
It is possible your pediatrician will throw you out of the practice if you won’t adhere to the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule. But there are also web sites with lists of doctors who will see...
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is effective in preventing diseases. The downside is that the vaccine is a risk for encephalopathy, which refers to any acute or chronic acquired abnormality of the...
Vaccines on the market are associated with certain risk factors, including the flu vaccine. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) – closely related to Guillain-Barr Syndrome (GBS) –...
For a long time there has been a question regarding the safety of childhood vaccinations. Parents have been concerned over suspected links between vaccinations and multiple ailments. The Federal Drug...
