B1 – Intermediate
Measles is an infectious disease that has not been a very big problem in decades. However, there had been a huge increase in the number of people affected by this disease in Europe last year.
Read this article about the new measles outbreak in Europe.
https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/health-medicine/new-measles-outbreak-in-europe.htm
Discussion Questions:
- Why was there a massive outbreak of measles in Europe?
- How do you feel about the increase of measles cases in Europe?
- How can the government encourage parents to have their babies receive measles immunization?
- What other outbreaks have you had in your city/country the past few years? How did the ministry of health and/or the government manage the outbreak?
- What other vaccinations/immunizations do you know babies should get?
9 replies on “Measles Outbreak in Europe”
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I’m sorry, I made a mistake instead of paste the answers of lesson “measles outbleak in europa”, I copied the ones from “Plant-Based Diet Helps the Heart”
my answers for this lesson are:
1. Why was there a massive outbreak of measles in Europe?
There had massive outbreak of measles in Europe because many peoples think that isn’t necesary to vaccinate their children.
This people think that vaccines cause health problems in their children. and I think that this idea is wronly; because the vaccines do inmunise your body not ill your body. if is true that you can have secundary effects or adverse effects, but the posibility is low.
2. How do you feel about the increase of measles cases in Europe?
Is sad think the population have access to information, and they don’t doing good use of this. is very easy to read and research about anything, but they prefer to ear and left theirself get for wrong information, currently the social net make very bad to the society.
3. How can the government encourage parents to have their babies receive measles immunization?
The government should make a vaccination campany that show the important it is. Don’t only for your children, also for the protection of all children; because if you don’t vaccination to your child you put in dangerous to other children. So, is very important maintain informated to the community.
4. What other outbreaks have you had in your city/country the past few years? How did the ministry of health and/or the government manage the outbreak?
Recently worldwide we have had Covid.
Many people died.
two years passed until it began to be really controlled or almost kept under control… through vaccinations and self-care measures.
5. What other vaccinations/immunizations do you know babies should get?
We have a vaccination calendar for the whole population. The first vaccination is when the child is one month old and up to 12 years of age; and all children are immunized against contagious and serious diseases.
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1.-Why was there a massive outbreak of measles in Europe?
Because there are a lot of people who decided don’t get vaccinated.
2.-How do you feel about the increase of measles cases in Europe?
I am worried becuase they are at risk and put the others at risk too
3.- How can the government encourage parents to have their babies receive measles immunization?
The Goverment can try to convince population giving them a gift
and with proof effectiveness
4.-What other outbreaks have you had in your city/country the past few years? How did the ministry of health and/or the government manage the outbreak?
We have seen monkey fever virus lately. The goverment launched a campaign to avoid the contagion and they bought a lot of vaccines
5.-What other vaccinations/immunizations do you know babies should get?
I think that meningitis vaccine is very important as well as
tetanus
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1. There has been a massive outbreak of measles in Europe because more and more people have decided not to get their children vaccinated. They wrongly think that the vaccines can cause health problems to their children such as deafness or autism; when they can really save their lives or avoid some side effects, at least.
2. In these days when it is supposed that everyone has complete access to the information, it’s a shame to realize that the population only hear what they want to but they do not deepen in the news, to know if they are right or wrong. It’s easier to think that something is bad for your health just because your favourite TV channel or your youtuber has said it.
3. The government should encourage the parents to get vaccinated informing about how important is to prevent their children from contagious diseases and also that they can cause death.
4. The nearest case of outbreak has been the Covid affecting around the world and many people have died since nobody knew how to treat it. At first, the government was not capable of controlling the disease and were overcome by the situation. Some decisions taken wrongly provoked many deaths. Right now, the pandemic goes on among us and a definitive solution has not been found yet.
5. In Spain, there is a vaccination calendar for the whole population which go from the first month of birth to 16 years and all the children are immunized against the most contagious and grave diseases such as mumps, measles, rubella, diphteria…
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1. The problem has been attributed mainly to parents refusing vaccines for their kids. Other reason is than more and more adults don’t want to get vaccinated.
2. A little worried since the problem can be solved with a simple vaccine.
3. Government has to provide a clear information and provide the reasons to vaccinate child: Immunizations can save your child’s life. … Vaccination is very safe and effective. … Immunization protects others you care about. … Immunizations can save your family time and money. … Immunization protects future generations.
4. The last outbreaks that I have had in my city was the covid. Government following the instructions provided by World Health Organization.
5. The babies/parents must follow the vaccines scheduled established in each country.
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