"...As more people get vaccinated against them, and more perfect vaccines are developed, rates of these illnesses are expected to go down." Dr. Andy Pavia says this about the outbreaks. "They are both vaccine-preventable diseases." "...Since 2012, higher numbers of people have presumably developed immunity to the virus after being infected."
"Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been on the rise in recent years, and in 2012, the numbers of illnesses soared to more than 41,000 --- more than any other year since 1955." The vaccines made back then did not protect the people as well until today; "the early start to this year's season, as well as the particular strains in circulation, may be reasons why more people are sick this year."
"As far as we know, they're completely coincidental and separate." Dr. Andy Pavia mentions the uncertainty of all the outbreaks occurring at once. Even though quite a few Americans are getting sick, the diseases are not all influencing their queasy attitudes simultaneously. "Despite the seeming inundation of illness, experts say there is no connection between the three outbreaks, or any reason why all would be happening now."
I personally can connect this to myself because I was affected by the flu when I was in middle school. I received yearly shot now and the vaccine has helped me overcome the disease. In the Bible, people were impinged by the Ten Deadly Plagues in the book of Exodus. Worldwide, everybody interacts with diseases in general whether it is a common cold or cancer.
Rachael Rettner describes how we should not confuse the fact that all of the outbreaks have a special relationship and how the situation has not shown forth in such a horrible in over fifty years.
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