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The Panic Virus - The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy (Paperback) Loot Price: R450
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The Panic Virus - The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy (Paperback)

Seth Mnookin

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WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE?
In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one of the most devastating health scares ever. In the years to come Wakefield would be revealed as a profiteer in league with class-action lawyers, and he would eventually lose his medical license. Meanwhile one study after another failed to find any link between childhood vaccines and autism.
Yet the myth that vaccines somehow cause developmental disorders lives on. Despite the lack of corroborating evidence, it has been popularized by media personalities such as Oprah Winfrey and Jenny McCarthy and legitimized by journalists who claim that they are just being fair to "both sides" of an issue about which there is little debate. Meanwhile millions of dollars have been diverted from potential breakthroughs in autism research, families have spent their savings on ineffective "miracle cures," and declining vaccination rates have led to outbreaks of deadly illnesses like Hib, measles, and whooping cough. Most tragic of all is the increasing number of children dying from vaccine-preventable diseases.
In "The Panic Virus "Seth Mnookin draws on interviews with parents, public-health advocates, scientists, and anti-vaccine activists to tackle a fundamental question: How do we decide what the truth is? The fascinating answer helps explain everything from the persistence of conspiracy theories about 9/11 to the appeal of talk-show hosts who demand that President Obama "prove" he was born in America.
"The Panic Virus "is a riveting and sometimes heart-breaking medical detective story that explores the limits of rational thought. It is the ultimate cautionary tale for our time.

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Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2012
First published: 2012
Authors: Seth Mnookin
Dimensions: 212 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 439
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-5865-4
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics
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LSN: 1-4391-5865-7
Barcode: 9781439158654

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