This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Monday, 4 November 2019
Knocking Off by the Spots
Research from the Netherlands has suggested that measles is a much more problematic infection than had been supposed (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/31/measles-wipes-out-immune-systems-memory-study-finds). The infection seems to wipe out much of the immune system's 'memory' of past exposures. This is another reason why declines in the take up of MMR vaccinations is likely to prove hazardous.
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