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N.W. Illinois | The Amish track record isn't to good when it comes to infectious disease, including preventable ones. Polio still exists among the Amish because of their 19th-century ways that include a deep-rooted suspicion of vaccination.
A major outbreak of polio occurred among the Amish in several Midwestern states in 1979.
As recently as 2005 a 24 family Amish community in central Minnesota had 5 reported cases of polio including a 8-month-old baby who had an immune deficiency that makes her unable to rid her body of the virus. That child is growing up to be a wellspring for polio, a modern-day Typhoid Mary who can pass it along to others. Anti vaxxers should take warning.
If you want a eye opener Google polio and read up on how it came about to be a major infectious disease in the 20th century. | |
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