Information about single MMR vaccinations
Although the government has not licensed the use of MMR single vaccines for protection against measles, mumps and rubella, it is possible to get the vaccine in a MMR single vaccines London clinic, if the parent can persuade the doctor to import some in ‘for personal use’. Some parents believe that the combined MMR vaccine can cause autism or bowel disease, but medical studies show no link to the diseases.
Measles is a highly infection virus that causes fever, coughing and reddish spots on the skin. Treatment for measles in not normally necessary as the virus is usually fought off by the body’s immune system, but complications can arise such as pneumonia, eye and ear infections and infections of the lungs and throat.
Mumps is also a highly contagious disease, which mainly affect children but can affect teenagers and adults and causes swelling of the parotid glands (located on the side of the face), giving the sufferer a distinctive hamster appearance. Although children can usually fight off the disease in a couple of weeks the prognosis of teenagers and adults getting the disease is slightly worse and can cause complications such as, painful swelling of the testicles, infection of the brain (encephalitis) or hearing loss.
Rubella, also known as German measles is an infection that affects the lymph nodes and skin and can cause fevers and rashes. It is a relatively mild condition, but can cause serious harm to unborn babies if a pregnant mother catches it. If a pregnant woman catches rubella in the first three months of pregnancy it can cause real damage including, deafness, eye problems, heart abnormalities or even brain damage.
Parents who are still worried about the combined MMR vaccine can visit a MMR single vaccines London clinic to protect their child against measles, mumps and rubella.
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