and she blames vaccination for the death. much as i feel for her loss, i find this book terribly irresponsible.

"I wrote this book in an effort to start the education process early on the vaccination issue so children are aware of some of the issues with vaccination so they have information should they encounter a zealous vaccinator at school or in their community. It is up to you as the parent to expand on the book and tell them what to do if the vaccinators come to school.

The book offers some basic facts for them about vaccination ineffectiveness and dangers and also, how to help the healing process and also how to avoid childhood diseases. It is for children 4 to 10 years and I suggest that parents read this book to their children so you can also have input. I recommend you read it once a week for 4 weeks and then, after 4 month, get it out again and read a few times. Then put it away for a year and start again as above. Different kids will take in different things according to age and understanding. This changes from week to week often." http://peicurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/melanies-marvellous-measles/

Sad to say I've seen that exact sentiment several times.

to be sued for unlawful death because this book WILL cause someone to die.

The parents of whatever poor child dies because of this book won't equate not vaccinating with getting a disease, especially when the book says that vaccines don't work.

One the one hand it's nice to know that loonies are not confined to the North American landmass, but on the other it's sad to have this kind of loonie free to run around at will.

I've had measles. There's nothing marvelous about them at all, end of story.

From 1958 to 1962, the United States had an average of 503,282 cases and 432 deaths each year ... In large cities, epidemics often occurred every two to five years. When the measles vaccine came on the market in 1963, measles began a steady decline worldwide. By 1995, measles deaths had fallen 95 percent worldwide and 99 percent in Latin America. In the United States, the incidence of measles hit an all-time low in 1998, with 89 cases and no deaths reported. There have been several epidemics in the United States since 1963: from 1970 to 1972, 1976 to 1978, and 1989 to 1991. The epidemic of 1989-1991 claimed 120 deaths out of a total of 55,000 cases reported. Over half of the deaths occurred in young children ... http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/diseases/activities/activity5_measles-database.htm

Measles (Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
Number of new German measles (rubella) cases: 3 (2009)
Number of new measles (rubeola) cases: 71 (2009)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/measles.htm

It looks like the US incidence rate for rubeola has fallen by a factor of about 4000 in the last 50 or 60 years and by a factor of nearly 500 in the last 40 years. The US incidence rate for rubella has similarly fallen by a factor of 2500 or more in the last 40 years

What's next, "Daphne's Divine Diptheria"?

That's beyond irresponsible.

"Itching for Herpes"

"Pining for Syphilis"

OK, that last one I was stretching on, but hey, the last two books would be perfect for teenagers!

Damn, I'm having fun!

Couldn't get anything that really works with chickenpox.

this subthread should really show up on the DUzy's. How do we make that happen?

I'm going to PM them with a link.

The softback version only has black & white plates.

There's nothing worse, and sometimes I suppose people feel they have to blame someone or something; though from the description of the poor child's illness, it does not sound at all like the sort of severe acute reaction you might very rarely get from a vaccination; and much more like a genetic degenerative disease.

At any rate, giving this sort of propaganda to *young children* is pretty horrifying.

I was racking my brain and worried, because it's getting down to the wire...

What? What to get Michele Bachmann for Christmas?

This is perfect!

Wish I'd thought of it.