Why are we currently having an epidemic of treatable diseases in children like mumps and measles, when these diseases are easily preventable?
A. The diseases are mutating faster than we can design cures.
B. Drugs that children take to treat ADHD block the effects of some of these treatments.
C. Many parents are not vaccinating their children because of the false fear that vaccines cause autism.
D. Increases in ease of travel between infectious areas spreads diseases faster than we can cure them.
Answer: C
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