Measles!? Should We Be Afraid?

Betsy Clark, February 27, 2025: "I wrote this the beginning of last year when the yearly media buzz started. Looks like it’s time to pull it back out. It’s important to look at what we know to be true and make decisions based on facts, not on fear." (Originally posted on Feb. 19, 2024.)

Are We in Danger?
How dangerous is measles? In 2018, during one such media push, the Facebook page for the World Health Organization listed seven possible complications that could be caused by measles. They are nothing to be taken lightly. However, in a person who is not malnourished or vitamin A deficient, it is unlikely that contracting measles carries these complication risks. Vitamin A deficiency puts children at great risk for severe complications from many infections.

Just for fun, after seeing their post, I decided to look up and compare the adverse effects listed on the MMR vaccine manufacturers insert. I was not shocked to discover that all seven of the possible complications from measles, including death, are listed as adverse effects from the vaccine, PLUS ALL THESE OTHERS!!! I’ve bolded a few that I find especially troubling.

Vaccine Adverse Reactions
Adverse events that have been documented to occur after receiving the MMR vaccine: - Panniculitis (inflammation of adipose/fat tissue under the skin) - Atypical MEASLES - Fever - Syncope (temporary loss of consciousness) - Headache - Dizziness - Malaise - Irritability - Vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels which can lead to restricted blood flow and damage to organs) - Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) - Diarrhea - Vomiting - Parotitis (Inflammation of a parotid gland, especially infectious parotitis aka MUMPS) - Nausea - Diabetes mellitus - Thrombocytopenia (low platelets / severe bleeding due to reduced ability to form blood clots) - Purpura (Red/purple discolored spots on the skin due to bleeding underneath the skin) - Regional lymphadenopathy (enlargement / disease of the lymph nodes) - Leukocytosis (abnormally high number of white blood cells due to inflammation from infection, tumors, or leukemia) - Anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions, angioneurotic edema / peripheral or facial edema (severe swelling of the lower layer of skin and tissue just under the epidermis) and bronchial spasm in individuals with or without an allergic history. - Arthritis or Arthralgia (Arthralgia and/or arthritis, transient or chronic, and polyneuritis are features of infection with wild-type RUBELLA.) - Myalgia (muscle pain) - Encephalitis (brain inflammation) - Encephalopathy (brain disease, damage, or malfunction) - Measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE). Presents with seizures within one year of measles vaccination or measles infection. - Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). SSPE is a chronic form of progressive brain inflammation caused by a persistent infection with measles virus. - Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). GBS is a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks your nerves, causing weakness, severe pain, difficulty breathing, and paralysis. - Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). ADEM is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system / widespread attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. - Transverse myelitis (Inflammation of the spinal cord which causes pain, abnormal sensations, weakness, incontinence, or total paralysis.) - Febrile convulsions / seizures - Afebrile convulsions / seizures - Ataxia (loss of full control of bodily movements) - Polyneuritis (disorder of the peripheral nerves) - Polyneuropathy (degeneration / malfunction of peripheral nerves in various parts of the body at the same time) - Ocular palsies (Damage to third cranial nerve affecting eye movements, leading to strabismus and double vision) - Paresthesia (abnormal burning or prickling sensation in in various parts of the body) - Aseptic meningitis (inflammation of layers lining the brain, causing fever, headache, vomiting, persistent crying and poor eating in children, mental confusion..) - Pneumonia and pneumonitis - Sore throat, cough, rhinitis - Stevens-Johnson syndrome / Erythema multiforme (form of toxic epidermal necrolysis. A painful red or purple rash that spreads and blisters, eventually causing the top layer of the skin to die and shed. May lead to vision loss.) - Urticaria / hives - Rash / Measles-like rash - Pruritus / severe itching of the skin - Burning / stinging at injection site - Wheal and flare / allergic skin reaction - Redness - Swelling - Induration (hardening of soft tissues of the skin / loss of elasticity) - Tenderness - Vesiculation / blistering - Henoch-Schönlein purpura / Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (rash caused by inflammation and bleeding in small blood vessels, accompanied with swollen joints, abdominal pain, or bloody urine) - Nerve deafness / hearing loss - Otitis media (ear infection) - Retinitis (inflammation of the retina of the eye) - Optic neuritis / papillitis / retrobulbar neuritis (demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve. Vision loss, pain with movement of the eye.) - Conjunctivitis (eye infection) - Epididymitis / Orchitis (inflammation of the testicles, characterized by pain, swelling, and burning with urination) - Death ------ MMR Vaccine Insert. (Pages 6-8)

Pediatrician Advice for Children with Measles
Also, enjoy this article clip from a 1963 newspaper in which a pediatrician teaches mothers how to relieve the boredom of her child who is sick with measles. The doctor says that everyone gets the measles, which is a good thing, because it improves the immune system. That was before the medical establishment convinced everyone that measles was the deadliest disease since the dawn of mankind.