Natural measles infection, while not harmful to most children, carries a slight risk of permanent disability - or even death.
Both the change in the death rate and the change in the infection rate are partly a consequence of the natural flow and ebb of any epidemic infection.
More broadly, the principle upon which immunisation is based - namely, exposure to a non-harmful version of the naturally occurring infection in order to induce a natural and protective immune response - can be seen to be a far more natural process than the drug- and surgery-based therapies most widely venerated as the main achievements of modern medicine.
It ruled Joshua died of natural causes but midwives had repeatedly missed opportunities to spot and treat a serious infection.
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The inquest ruled that Joshua died of natural causes but midwives had repeatedly missed opportunities to spot and treat a serious infection.
It ruled that he died of natural causes, but midwives had repeatedly missed opportunities to spot and treat a serious infection.
An inquest in June ruled Joshua died of natural causes but said midwives had repeatedly missed opportunities to spot and treat a serious infection.
It was ruled that his death in 2008 was of natural causes - but midwives had repeatedly missed opportunities to spot and treat a serious infection.
Police were called in to the hospital after the inquest into Joshua's death in June 2011, which ruled he died of natural causes, but midwives had repeatedly missed opportunities to spot and treat a serious infection.
C-sections are more expensive than natural deliveries and result in longer hospital stays and more risks for the mother, including infection.
The results showed that culling badgers - a natural reservoir for bovine TB - did reduce the incidence of disease in cattle within the trial area, but that infection rates increased in the surrounding countryside as badgers were displaced.
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