Juvenile Myositis (JM) Could be Caused by Vaccines

Juvenile Myositis (JM), including Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM), Amyopathic Dermatomyositis (AMD) and Juvenile Polymyositis (JPM), is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately 5,000 children in the United States. Weak muscles and skin rash are the primary symptoms of JDM, while muscle weakness without a rash is the primary symptom of JPM. Children afflicted with AMD, on the other hand, experience the skin rash without the weakened muscles. Even within these three designations, JM affects every child differently. Some children experience a mild form of the disease, while others follow a more severe and potentially more debilitating course. Some of the more onerous secondary symptoms are calcinosis, vasculitic ulcers andcontractures.

Genesis of the Disease
The immune system is a group of cells that normally protects the body from infection. In autoimmune diseases like JM, however, once these cells turn on their infection-fighting process, they cannot turn it off. This process therefore damages the body instead of protecting it.

One way the immune system cells fight infection is through inflammation. But when the cells cannot turn off the inflammation process, tissues are damaged. In JM sufferers, the skin rash and weak muscles are caused by vasculitis, an inflammation in the blood vessels that lie under the skin and in the muscles. Since blood vessels run throughout the human body, JM can also affect other systems such as the digestive tract.

What causes JM?
Many researchers believe that there is a genetic predisposition to autoimmune diseases. As such, they feel that a child afflicted with JM is likely to have a blood relative who suffers from another autoimmune disease such as diabetes or arthritis.

The autoimmune disease initially presents itself when an invasive "trigger" causes the body's immune system to overreact. It is believed that this trigger could be a virus, a vaccine or an environmental hazard.

What are the symptoms of JM?
The primary symptoms of JM are weak or painful muscles, skin rash (with JDM), fatigue and fever. Some children experience joint pain as well.

Here's a news story about a boy's struggle with JM: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/columnists/morrow/article_7c427faa-93ed-5567-a432-84539f3fc6ca.html

Click http://www.curejm.com/info/jm.htm for more information and specifics on symptoms and other information regarding JM, and what you can do to help.

This disease affects children under the age of 18. With the increase in childhood vaccines over the years, it's not surprising that so many new childhood diseases are cropping up --- researchers say JM could be one more of them.

Nothing was mentioned, but I wonder if these kids have mercury amalgams in their mouths? If researchers suspect vaccines, they need to consider mercury amalgams as a possible cause. Even "thimerosal-free" vaccines contain one mcg or less of mercury, and we all are aware of the health risks and environmental hazards it presents. Could JM be one more?

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