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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | March 19, 2003

Searching for answers Does the MMR vaccine cause autism?
A LTHOUGH SEVERAL studies confirm that there is currently no basis to associate the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine with the development of the severe childhood disease, autism, the controversy continues.

What is autism?
AUTISM IS a term that refers to a collection of neurologically-based developmental disorders in which individuals have impairments in social interaction and communication skills, along with a tendency to have repetitive behaviours or interests.




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