Footnotes:

1- Although neither SIDS, nor death were listed in the PDR, I personally know three families who lost infants to Hepatitis B Vaccine.  The first, Julianne Jack lost a 27-hour-old baby in the hospital, one hour after Hepatitis B vaccine for which the nurse did not ask permission to give until after the baby was dead.  Her story was covered in Insight Magazine (enclosed).  Second is Michael Belkin who appeared with wife Lorna on Barbara Walters' 20/20 Who is calling the Shots?  Baby Lyla Rose went into a coma after Hep B shot at five weeks and died 15 hours after the shot (transcript included).  Third is Cathy Kolakowski whose five-week-old son hemorrhaged to death in her bed four days after a Hep B shot (Testimony included).  Please see definition of Thrombocytopenia below.

2- Dr. Bart Classen, MD, has done research on vaccines and auto-immune diseases, especially Diabetes mellitus, which he sees as a marker disease for all auto-immune conditions.  He has published papers suggesting that Hepatitis B injection in infancy increase risk of Diabetes dramatically.

3- Although no reference is made to SIDS or death, reference is made to the infamous Navajo Indian Study in which 16 infants died; eight in the control group (which was vaccinated) and eight in the vaccinated group (which had even more vaccinations).  Please see Viera Scheibner's  very sad analysis of this study in her book, Vaccination , c. 1993, (p. 129-131)

Encephalitis :  Physicians have always known that encephalitis, or inflammations of the brain (also called "encephalopathy"), can be caused by traumatic injury to the head, a severe burn, infectious illnesses such as measles, mumps, German measles, chicken pox, or whooping cough, and -last but not least-the vaccines against these same diseases:  "post-vaccinal encephalitis." ".pertussis encephalitis in early childhood was likely to leave 'very crippling residuals with motor as well as personality handicaps.often there have been small hemorrhages in the brain.However.there are sometimes inflammatory processes instead.In still other instances the pathology is not clearly accounted for at all.It is therefore, possible to get almost every possible motor, intellectual, epiliptoid and personality deviation and combinations of them." This passage is taken from pages 101-102 of Harris Coulter's Vaccination, Social Violence and Criminality:  The Medical Assault on the American Brain , 1990.  The book painstakingly demonstrates that the symptoms of encephalitis are identical to the symptoms of what we today call autism.  Autism is just another name for vaccine-induced encephalitis.

Anaphylactic Shock :  For medical purposes shock is defined as a condition in which the flow of blood throughout the body becomes suddenly inadequate, and vital parts, deprived of oxygen, cease to function, at least briefly.  One cause of shock is that the diameter of your blood vessels may become so large that there is a relative shortage of blood, even though the actual quantity has not diminished.  This may be the result of an intense allergic reaction of a severe infection: it is called anaphylactic, or septic shock.  The symptoms of shock include sweating, faintness, nausea, panting, rapid pulse rate, and pale, cold, moist skin.  Blood pressure plummets to levels far below what is needed.  As the blood supply to the brain falls, the person in shock becomes drowsy and confused, and may also lose consciousness.  Untreated shock leads to death because the body cannot recover on its own.  Since the brain can function for only a few minutes without oxygen, prolonged shock can cause brain damage even if you otherwise recover physically.  The kidneys are also affected quickly by lack of blood.  Acute kidney failure can cause death even if recovery procedures begin within minutes .  [ The AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 393-4, c. 1987]

Anaphylactoid purpura :  In allergic purpura, a rash appears just beneath the surface of the skin.  This is thought to be due to an abnormal reaction between antibodies, or biochemical molecules that normally protect against infection, and blood vessels.  The tiny vessels become inflamed or burst, and produce the rash.  In some cases, it is thought that the antibodies are produced to combat an infection caused by Streptococcus bacteria.  They can also be produced in reaction to a food, a drug or possibly a virus.  The disorder most commonly affects children.  Usually the child will have a sore throat two weeks before the onset of the rash.  The rash, which causes no discomfort, consists of purplish-red, irregularly shaped spots that vary in size and appear on the ankles, shins, buttocks and elbows.  When the spots appear, some children feel generally unwell and have a slight fever.  The rash tends to come and go.  Some children many also have swollen joints, and/or stomachache that is often sever and persistent.  Occasionally, an affected child may have bloody bowel movements, which indicates bleeding in the bowel, or bloody urine, which signifies kidney damage.  The disorder is very rare.  It is more common in boys that in girls.  The main risk faced by a child with this disorder is permanent kidney damage.  Two other, extremely rare dangers are intussusception and massive bleeding in the bowel and other internal organs. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p.697, c. 1987]

Intussusception :  In this rare disorder, a part of the baby's intestines, usually the small intestine, telescopes into another part of the intestine.  What causes the telescoping is not known.  It happens most often in babies four to six months old, and for some unknown reason is more common in boys.  A previously healthy baby suddenly screams violently as a wave of muscular contraction passes along the telescoped intestine.  The screaming may continue for several minutes.  The baby then becomes pale and limp.  Vomiting may occur, and a bowel movement of bloody mucus, like red jelly, may be passed.  The screaming recurs every few minutes.    [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 699, c. 1987]   I include this because it was referenced in the above entry also the infamous Rotavirus vaccine was taken off of the market last year because so many babies developed Intussusception after receiving it. 

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) :  Sudden infant death syndrome has long been a mystery.  An apparently healthy baby is laid down to sleep, and some time later dies.  In nearly all cases, no explanation for the death is discovered.  Research has shown that the risk of crib death is higher in the winter and may be related to immaturity of the part of the brain that controls breathing.  The problem does not seem to be hereditary.

[ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 663, c. 1987]

Convulsions :  A convulsion is a fit, or seizure, caused by abnormal activity of nerve cells in the brain.  Convulsions occur more often in children than in adults, because a child's developing brain is more sensitive to disturbances than the fully-grown brains of an adult.  In most cases the cause is either unknown or related to a fever caused by a minor infection.  However, convulsions may also occur in children with brain damage, cerebral palsy, a brain tumor or meningitis.

Grand mal convulsion:  This is the most common type of convulsion.  The child suddenly falls to the ground unconscious, with arms and legs held stiff.  After 30 seconds or so, the arms and legs, and sometimes the face, start to twitch or jerk rhythmically, often violently.  The fit usually lasts for about two to three minutes, and during this time the child may urinate and, more rarely, have a bowel movement.  The most serious risk is that a prolonged grand mal convulsion may result in brain damage, which will appear as mental retardation and/or possibly cerebral palsy.

Petit mal convulsions:  This minor convulsion, which can occur as frequently as 20 times in one day, is often mistaken for daydreaming. The child suddenly becomes motionless, and stares ahead vacantly for a few seconds.  Occasionally, he or she may totter or fall.

Psychomotor Convulsion:   For no reason, the child suddenly starts acting violently, or laughing or crying for not reason.  The convulsion, which occurs at infrequent intervals, lasts for a few minutes.  Afterwards the child does not know what he or she has been doing.

Infantile spasms: With a sudden jerk, the baby or child doubles up at the waist for only a second.  This type of convulsion, which occurs several times each day, first appears at about three months old and in a few cases, continues for several years.

[ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 682-3, c. 1987]

Guillain-Barre Syndrome :  This is an uncommon and acute from of peripheral neuropathy, which can follow virtually any sort of viral infection or even an immunization.  Why it occurs is not clear.  Some physicians think it may be caused by an unpredictable allergic reaction to the virus that caused the illness or to the vaccine used in the immunization.  The symptoms appear a few days after the causative illness has cleared up or the immunization has been given, and they are often severe.  Within hours, a sensation of tingling then numbness, then weakness or even paralysis may spread from your hands and feet to the rest of your body. Often, the paralysis affects your breathing, and intensive hospital care becomes necessary.  Unlike longer-term forms of peripheral neuropathy, the never damage of Guillain-Barre syndrome is usually only temporary.  New treatments such as plasmapheresis (which removes damaging antibodies from the blood) may improve the outlook for a full recovery from severe attacks, but you may need physical therapy for many months to return to normal health .  [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 285, c. 1987]

Meningitis in babies and children :  Meningitis is a contagious infection of the three thin layers, the meninges that cover the brain.  Meningitis usually occurs alone, but occasionally it occurs a part of a general infection such as mumps or tuberculosis.  It can also result from a penetrating head injury.  The baby or child has a fever, and if he or she is old enough to talk, will complain of a sever headache and will be miserable and irritable.  The child's neck is held stiffly, or even arched backwards, and if you attempt to bend the head forward, this will be resisted.  The child becomes unusually quiet and withdrawn, and turns away or tries to shield the eyes from bright lights. There may also be vomiting and/or convulsions.  In young babies, the fontanelle (the soft spot on top of the head), instead of being slightly sunken as it normally is, may be bulging and taut.  If the infection is bacterial, the meningitis may, without treatment, progress to a dangerous stage.  In that case, the younger the child, the greater the chance of brain damage, which can cause mental retardation, cerebral palsy or even death.  [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 684, c. 1987]

Peripheral neuropathy :  Damage to peripheral nerves, which are nerves other than those in the brain and spinal cord, is called peripheral neuropathy.  The damage sometimes occurs as a complication of a long-term disorder such as diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, certain vitamin deficiencies or tumors in certain parts of the body.  There are many other possible causes of peripheral nerve damage including taking certain drugs for too long and over exposure to certain chemicals (especially arsenic, mercury, lead, and the organophosphates found in many insecticides).  Avoiding toxic chemicals, injuries and excessive intake of alcohol, along with observing good nutritional and exercise habits, can help you prevent neuropathy.  [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 285, c. 1987]

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (Still's Disease) :  Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is believed to be an autoimmune disorder, or an intermittent malfunctioning of the body's defense mechanism.  Antibodies, which are produced to combat invading infectious agents, attack the body's own tissues.  These antibodies cause inflammation of organs, joints and other parts of the body.  The disease starts most commonly between the ages of two and five and comes and goes over a number of years, usually disappearing by puberty.  The attacks each last for an average of a few weeks, and tend to lessen in severity.  Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is uncommon, and girls are affected about four times as often as boys.  In a small proportion of cases, inflammation of the joints leads to partial or crippling deformity, and inflammation of the eyes to partial or complete blindness. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 713, c. 1987]

Thrombocytopenia :  The blood cells known as platelets play a vital part in the mechanisms of the body that stop bleeding.  If you have thrombocytopenia, your blood contains about one-third or less of the normal number of platelets.  As a result, you will bleed longer than is normal if you are injured or if you begin to bleed internally or externally for any reason.  Thrombocytopenia is usually caused by the body forming antibodies, (normally protective biochemicals) which attack its own platelets.  Healthy platelets are damaged and then removed from he bloodstream at a high rate.  This type of thrombocytopenia is known as acute   ITP, which stand for immune thrombocytopenia purpura.  Its cause is unknown.  Thrombocytpoenia may also occur because of a drug you are taking for an unrelated purpose.  The main symptom of thrombocytopenia is a rash that consists of minute, bright red and dark red dots.  These dots are actually tine areas of bleeding in you skin.  The rash can appear on any part of your body, but it often begins on the legs and wherever your skin has been irritated.  Nosebleeds and a tendency to bruise are also very common symptoms.  Bleeding from cuts is also prolonged, and major internal bleeding often occurs when your platelet count is low.  Your physician will probably stop most or all drugs you may be taking, because virtually any drug can produce thrombocytopenia. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 432, c. 1987]

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/ Erythema Multiforme:     Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are mucocutaneous disorders that are thought to be related, constituting a spectrum of reactions.  Erythema multiforme has the most benign presentation, and is followed in severity by Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).  Erythema Multiforme is generally a post infectious process, while SJS and TEN are drug-induced reactions.

Erythema Multiforme:  First described in 1860 by von Hebra, it is characterized by symmetrical target-like lesions.  These lesions are described as erythematous papules surrounded by a raised, erythematous ring, which is in turn encircled by an erythematous outer ring.  The lesions are generally located on the extremities.  As previously mentioned, erythema multiforme is often a recurrent, post infectious process, frequently associated with herpes simplex and mycoplasmal infections.  It has a self-limited and acute course and is associated with low morbidity.

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome:  In 1922 Stevens and Johnson described two cases of children who presented with disseminated cutaneous eruptions of dark-red macules with necrotic centers.  The children also had erosive stomatitis and severe ocular involvement.  The syndrome, now known as SJS, is characterized by irregularly shaped purpuric lesions that often have overlying blisters or necrotic centers.  The lesions predominate on the face, trunk, and mucous membranes, but also may be located on the linings of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.  SJS differs from erythema multiforme in that it is a more severe disease, and is commonly drug-induced.  Epidermal detachment may occur in SJS, but less that 10% of the body surface area is involved.  Morbidity with this disease is high, and can include photophobia, burning eyes, visual impairment, and blindness.  [http://www.med.virginia. edu/cmc/ pedpharm/v4nll.htm]

Diabetes Mellitus (Juvenile onset-insulin dependent-Type 1) :  In this form of the disorder, which occurs mainly in young people, the pancreas produces very little or no insulin.  The defect is caused by damage to the insulin-producing cells.  Your body, unable to use glucose because of the lack of insulin, is forced to obtain energy from fat instead.  This can lead to a dangerous condition called diabetic coma.  Type I diabetics risk lapsing into diabetic coma or unconsciousness.   Other complications include diabetic retinopathy, which is an eye disorder, peripheral neuropathy, which is a nerve disease and chronic kidney failure.  Diabetics also run a higher than average risk of developing atherosclerosis with its attendant risks of stroke, heart attack, and high blood pressure.  The blood vessels to your legs become narrowed, which can cause cramps, cold feet, pain when you walk and even skin ulcers or gangrene.  [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 529-30, c. 1987]

Urticaria (hives):  In this very common disorder, red, itchy lumps, known as hives or wheals, develop on the skin.  They sometimes have a white center of variable size and they often join together to form large, irregular patches.  The wheals may occur anywhere on the body.  Hives are sometimes triggered by an allergic reaction to food additives or to a drug such as penicillin.  Some people have a more distressing form of the disorder, called angioneurotic edema.  In this condition, the tissues underlying the wheals swell, particularly on the face.  If the swelling spreads to the neck, breathing can become obstructed.  Such cases are rare but serious, because it is possible to suffocate under these conditions.  Very rarely hives are part of a more serious disease, for example, systemic lupus erthematosus. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 256, c. 1987]

Systemic lupus erthematosus (SLE) :  This disease, often called SLE, may inflame and damage connective tissue in any part of the body.  Manifestations are highly variable because of the shifting sites of inflammation.  The include skin rashes, often aggravated by exposure to sunlight; pains in the joints and muscles; the chest pain of pleurisy or pericarditis; ulcers in the nose, mouth or throat; behavioral aberrations; seizures; Raynaud's phenomenon; anemia; and bleeding disorders.  At times, the joint expressions may mimic symptoms of early rheumatoid arthritis.  In some cases the kidneys are affected; rarely, kidney failure develops.  Nonspecific symptoms of fatigue, loss of weight, and occasional or persistent fever are common.   SLE affects both sexes but occurs most often in young women.  Its common course is that of a chronic, annoying illness with recurrent flare-ups; occasionally it can be severe, or even fatal.  Plasmapheresis, a method of removing plasma from the blood, is used in some instances of severe kidney involvement.   [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 567-8, c. 1987]

Optic neuritis :  In some people between the ages of 20 and 40, the optic nerve in one eye becomes inflamed.  The inflammation causes a gradual or sudden blurring of vision in the eye.  In severe cases, the blurring progresses within a few days to temporary blindness. Often the eye is painful when you move it.  If in addition to the symptoms described, your fingers tingle or you have difficulty in urinating, this may mean that the condition is a symptom of multiple sclerosis.  If problem is recurrent, it may cause progressive loss of vision. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 332, c. 1987]

Nerve Deafness (Sensorineural hearing loss) :  Sensorineural haring loss is caused by nerve failure.  Although sounds reach the inner ear, they are not perceived because the appropriate nerve impulses do not reach the brain.  The usual cause of sensorineural hearing loss is damage to the cochlea or the auditory nerve.  Loud music, machinery noise, or rare side effects from medications can cause such damage at any age. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 335, c. 1987]

Keratitis :  Inflammation of the cornea of the eye, characterized by burning or smarting, blurring of vision, and sensitiveness to light and caused by infectious or non-infectious agents.  [ Webster's Dictionary ]

Reflux esophagitis :  A domed sheet of muscle, the diaphragm, separates your chest from your abdomen.  The esophagus has to pass through an opening or, hiatus, in the diaphragm to reach your stomach.  A hiatus hernia occurs when the muscular tissue around the hiatus weakens and the abdominal portion of the esophagus, often along with part of the upper stomach, protrudes upwards through the enlarged hiatus into your chest.  The protrusion, or hernia, forms a bell-shaped swelling at the base of the esophagus.  Most people who have this type of hernia are not troubled by it.  In some cases, however, it affects the efficiency of the muscular ring that maintains a one-way flow from the esophagus to the stomach.  The result is that acid fluid from the stomach wells up into the lower esophagus.  This process is called acid reflux. Or more commonly, heartburn (reflux esophagitis).  Persistent acid reflux can lead to inflammation or even ulceration of the esophagus.  Inflammation can lead in turn to stricture of the esophagus.  In rare cases, esophageal ulcers bleed, which may cause anemia. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 464, c. 1987]

Impetigo :  Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection.  It can occur almost anywhere, but usually appears in the area around your nose and mouth.  The infection is contagious, especially among children.  Impetigo is common and is more prevalent among children than adults.  Usually, it is not a serious disease, but in a baby it can spread all over the skin and make the child very ill.  Very rarely, if Streptococcus bacteria are the cause of the infection in a baby or child, acute glomerulonephritis (auto-immune disorder affecting kidneys) can develop.  [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 257, c. 1987]

Cellulitis :  Cellulitis is a skin infections caused by Streptococcus bacteria that enter the skin tissue through a small cut or sore.  The bacteria produce special chemicals called enzymes that break down the skin cells.  Any part of the body can be infected but for reasons that are not known, it is usually a cut or sore on your face or lower leg that becomes infected.  A red, tender swelling develops and spreads gradually for a day or two.  Red lines may appear on your skin, running from the infected area along lymph vessels to nearby lymph glands such as those in your groin.  Your lymph glands may swell, your temperature rises, and you become feverish and ill.  If the infection is not treated, the bacteria may get into the bloodstream and cause blood poisoning. [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 257, c. 1987]

Asthma :  Asthma is a chronic condition marked by periodic attacks of wheezing and difficulty in breathing, especially in expelling air.  Most asthma is triggered by an allergy to such things as pollen; skin particles (dander) from cats or dogs; minuscule mites in house dust; some foodstuffs, such as eggs or milk or a flavoring, dye or preservative added to food.  Attacks can also be caused by infections (especially of the respiratory tract), certain drugs, inhaled irritants, vigorous exercise, and psychological stress.  A succession of severe asthma attacks can be very disabling.  Each year several thousand people die during an attack.   [ AMA Family Medical Guide , p. 361, c. 1987]

Necrosis :  Death of a living tissue; death of a portion of animal tissue differentially affected by loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, the local lesion of a disease (as tuberculosis), or other local injury.  [ Webster's Dictionary]

Comments :  I am amazed at the number of references to conditions in which the body manufacturers antibodies against its own tissues, and damages itself.  Also extraordinary was the reference to Plasmapheresis:  A procedure in which blood is removed from a vein and spun in a centrifuge to separate plasma from bloodcells. The cells, along with replacement plasma, are then re-injected into the patient's vein.  Plasmapheresis takes about two hours and, apart from the discomfort of insertions of needles into veins, is virtually painless.   [ AMA Family Medical Guide , c. 1987, p. 797]  In the Guillain-Barre entry, which is absolutely known to be a disease caused by vaccination, it described plasmapheresis as a way of removing antibodies from the blood.  If removing antibodies from the blood cures some diseases, we must seriously question why we want to put artificial antibodies into the bloodstream in the first place. 

Vaccination is a great racket for drug companies because they create so many exotic diseases that the drug companies can then create new drugs for including cancer and infertility. 

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