Imagine that an epidemic occurs in your hometown, one of the most contagious viruses that thrives most in adolescents or infants, say measles. Presumably you and your family are all safe, because you have all been vaccinated. But your neighbor's son (for now, let's say Tim) has yet to be vaccinated and his parents refuse. Tim's parents have strict moral values, which compromise his ability to get the medicine he really needs. They believe that vaccinations cause autism, that they do more harm than good, and by not immunizing, their children develop stronger immunity. Aside from the paranoia and false side effects they cause, vaccines can help strengthen the immune system and are a necessary part of an individual's normal, functioning life. Why are vaccinations an important part of modern medicine? because without them diseases such as mumps, measles, chickenpox, rotavirus, meningitis and many others can easily spread and become a problem again. Without your child being exposed to attenuated viruses at an early age, their body's immune system will not know how to defend itself and the symptoms will be much more drastic. Do vaccinations cause autism in adolescents? it has never been scientifically proven through years of research; The result has always been fraudulent data collection. It is certainly true that vaccinating your child at an early age is very risky and can make him or her seriously ill. But while worried parents fear for their children's health, it is also true that "all living beings are subject to attack by pathogenic agents ("Humans"). In other words, your child will get sick no matter how protective you are of him. The immune system is designed to target, fight, and destroy foreign substances in the body… middle of paper… from “Reinventing the Bioshield Project.” Science 333.6047 (2 September 2011). Opposing points of view in context. Network. May 15, 2014.Francis, Karl F. “The Vaccination Controversy: Context.” Issues: Understanding the controversy and the company. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 15 May 2014."The human immune system and infectious diseases." Historyofvaccines.org. Network. May 19, 2014."International Medical Council on Vaccination." Vaccinationcouncil.org. Network. May 19, 2014.Melvin, Lindsay. "To vaccinate or not?" Commercial Appeal 2011 Nov 27: M.1. Network. May 15, 2014. “Salk Announces Polio Vaccine.” History.com. Network. May 19, 2014."The vaccination controversy: overview." Issues: Understanding the Controversy and Society.ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. May 15, 2014. “Vaccines.” Global Issues in Context Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2014. Global Issues in Context. Network. May 7 2014.