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What are some of the weaknesses of the original study in the MMR vaccine having factors in autism?
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∙ 13y ago
The experimental group was exceedingly small. Much of the data was falsified. The author, Andrew Wakefield, had a financial interest in creating doubt about the MMR vaccine and allowing his potential vaccine to replace it. The study was also not properly peer-reviewed before it was published.
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What vaccine was at once time thought to increase the risk of a child developing autism?
The MMR vaccine.
What are the real causes of autism now that the onset of autism and the MMR vaccine has been shown to be coincidental?
There are no "real" causes of autism yet, but there are theories. Autism is a disease rarely found in newborn babies that disable the child's language development and they often have trouble communicating.
What possible danger do some connect to the MMR vaccine?
The combined vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) was claimed to cause autism or bowel disorders in some children.
What has the author Michael J Dochniak written?
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What is the scandal surronding the MMR vaccine?
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Can you get autism in any other ways?
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Is there a relationship between serotonin and autism?
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Can obesity in mothers lead to autism in children?
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Why do environmental factors affect people with autism?
No, as far as we know there are no environmental factors that lead to autism - autism isn't 'triggered' it is a neurological variation. This however does not stop people using autism to try to support their agenda, for example some people claim vaccines, GMO's or pesticides cause autism.
What happens in the body to cause the disease for autism?
Autism is not a disease, Autism is a neurological difference. As Autism is neurological it occurs in the womb, mostly we believe it is caused by genes or genetic mutations, although environmental factors such as medications taken by the mother during pregnancy may cause autism.
Does the mmr jab cause autism?
Most definitively NO. The MMR vaccine (and, all other vaccines) have absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH AUTISM. There have been repeated clinical studies, and absolutely no tie between the MMR vaccine and any incidence of autism has been discovered. The scare was caused by bad science and desperate parents, looking for something to blame, and a news media looking for the latest sensational cause. There never was any credible reason to assume there was a tie between MMR and autism, let alone scientific evidence.
