Chapter 9
This British physician published a now-discredited study in 1998 that falsely linked the MMR vaccine to autism, contributing to the modern anti-vaccine movement.
Who is Andrew Wakefield?
This virus is one of the most contagious human diseases and is the central focus of this book.
What is Measles?
This field of biology is Dr. Korir's primary area of expertise.
What is Microbiology?
During the 1991 measles outbreak in Philadelphia, many infections were traced to members of this church that discouraged vaccination.
What is Faith Tabernacle Church?
What is First Century Gospel Church?
This occurs when a large portion of a population becomes immune to an infectious disease, such as measles, reducing its spread and indirectly protecting those who are not immune.
What is Herd Immunity?
Dr. Korir joined the biology faculty at Aurora University in this year.
What is 2020?
Declining vaccination rates in this immigrant community, driven largely by misinformation linking the MMR vaccine to autism, contributed to a measles outbreak in 2011.
What is the Minnesota Somali Community?
First mentioned in Chapter 1, the measles virus enters immune cells by binding to this receptor.
What is the SLAM receptor?
Before becoming a professor at Aurora University, Dr. Korir completed postdoctoral research at this university.
What is the University of Minnesota?
Cosponsored by California state senator Richard Pan and signed into law in 2015, this bill eliminated nonmedical exemptions to school-mandated vaccines.
This Nobel Prize winning professor helped make the measles vaccine possible by successfully growing the virus in cell culture.
Who is John Enders?
Dr. Korir earned her PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from this university in East Lansing.
What is Michigan State University?
Measles infection can weaken the immune system by destroying immune memory cells, a phenomenon that Ratner describes with this term.
What is immune amnesia?
During a 1987 measles outbreak at this college in Colorado, about 90% of the cases occured in students that had been vaccinated, highlighting a epidemological optical illusion that has become a common cause of confusion.
What is Fort Lewis College?
Dr. Korir earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from this university.
What is the University of Wisconsin-River Falls?