Re: RC: Herpes

[Trishmare@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/2000 3:56:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
gaitngo@inreach.com writes:

<< Has any one had any experience w/equine herpes?  My horses (3) had 
contracted herpes and there is a possibility that they contracted herpes from 
their shots.  Paso Power/janice >>

     I do not know about horses, but certain vaccines ARE associated with 
later contraction of various herpes-virus afflictions in humans.  These 
afflictions can be chronic and debilitating . . . the ironic thing here 
being, the auto-immune type of chronic afflictions are typically worse than 
the acute disease being vaccinated against.  
    Certainly I would think that if it can happen in humans, it can happen in 
horses.
    Something to remember is that the biggest threat posed by vaccines is NOT 
"immediate" reactions to the vaccines, such as seizures and such (though 
these are a definate threat) but the "delayed" reactions vaccines can and do 
cause, most notably auto-immune related disorders such as Crohn's disease, 
EPM (yes, there is a vaccine connection!), subtle neurological disorders 
which cause not so subtle gait and behavior problems, etc.  
     btw, diseases such as polio, etc, WERE NOT "eliminated" by vaccination.  
Polio decreased in England even more than it did in the US, at the same time 
as it did in the US, and England DID NOT institute mass-vaccination against 
this disease until AFTER the epidemic was pretty much over.  Much more 
significant a cause of polio and other diseases of the past century's decline 
was improved hygiene, ESPECIALLY the installation of indoor plumbing and 
improved sewer and water-treatment facilities.  Indeed, though a direct 
correlation between major disease epidemics and the institution of mass, 
compulsary vaccination programs does not exist, one between indoor plumbing 
and these diseases DOES exist.
   In the last several decades, the ONLY cases of polio contracted in the 
United States was attributable TO the vaccine.  
    There is a link between vaccine-use and AIDS.
    This is a long answer to your question.  The short answer is, YES, I 
believe it would certainly be possible.  With vaccination we are often 
trading the occurence of one disease, for another.  

Trish Marie & pretty David (who gets very few "shots.")
Grand Blanc, Michigan
    


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