Vaccination and Autoimmune Disorders

Here is information from the saftety insert of a vaccine for rabies for dogs and cats:
SAFETY AND EFFICACY: Because Defensor 3 is produced on an established cell line, it has safety advantages over inactivated brain-origin rabies vaccines. Tissue-origin vaccines contain extraneous protein in addition to rabies antigen that can lead to autoimmune disease.






This is one person's work on the subject of how the vaccines themselves can be very detrimental to some children.
Overview


Introduction
How Could Vaccines Cause Damage?
Early Studies on Vaccine Complications

The DPT Vaccine


DPT and Brain Damage


DPT and Autism


DPT and Vaccine-Induced Neuropathies


Diagnosis of Post-Vaccinal CNS Pathology


Vaccine-Induced Demyelination


Auto-Immunity, Vaccines and Autism '


Database of Vaccine Injury


Vaccines and Mercury


Origins of the Mercury Controversy
Mercury Neurotoxicity
Thimerosal and Neurotoxicity
Is There a Link betwen Mercury Exposure and Autism?
Ethylmercury and the DPT Vaccine
Testing for Mercury Toxicity


The MMR Vaccine


MMR Vaccine and Autism
MMR Vaccine and Other Complications


Other Vaccination Concerns


Concern About Vaccine Adjuvants
Immunological Consequence of Vaccines
Vaccination During Pregancy and Risks for Autism


The Rubeola (Measles) Vaccine


The Rubeola Vaccine, Measles and Autism
The Risks of Not Vaccinating for Measles


Conflict of Interest and Vaccine Development


The Hepatitis B Vaccine


Hepatitis B Vaccine: The Risks
Hepatitis B: The Disease
Available Data on the Safety of Hepatitis B Vaccines


Information on Other Vaccines


Polio Vaccine
Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccine
Hemophilus Meningitis Vaccine


Appendix 1: Schedule for Routine Immunizations


Appendix 2: Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices


Appendix 3: Decline of Number of Vaccine-Preventable Cases over Time


Appendix 4: Childhood Immunizations


The Burden of Suffering
Description of Preventive Measures
Evidence of Effectiveness
Public Policy Considerations
Recommendations of Other Groups
Rationale Statement
Recommendations of the American College of Preventive Medicine






Auto-Immunity, Vaccines and Autism

V.K. Singh has studied autism as an autoimmune disorder for over fifteen years. He believes that up to eighty percent (and possibly all) cases of autism are caused by an abnormal immune reaction, commonly known as autoimmunity. The autoimmune process in autism results from a complex interaction between the immune system and the nervous system. He hypothesizes that an auto-immune reaction to basic brain structures, especially the myelin sheath, plays a critical role in causing the neurological impairments of patients with autism. He has suggested that an immune insult to developing myelin (after a natural infection or vaccination) causes "nicks" or small changes in the myelin sheath. These changes ultimately lead to life-long disturbances of higher mental functions such as learning, memory, communication, social interaction, etc.1