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<blockquote data-quote="MyTripisCut" data-source="post: 5026195" data-attributes="member: 34797">You consistently attribute GBS to vaccines and I do understand your trepidation. However, just because you know someone afflicted with it doesn’t mean it’s really a statistically relevant concern.<h3>What causes GBS?</h3>Several things are known to trigger GBS. About two-thirds of people with GBS had diarrhea or a respiratory illness several weeks before developing symptoms. Infection with Campylobacter jejuni, which causes diarrhea, is one of the most common risk factors for GBS. People also can develop GBS after some other infections, such as <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm" target="_blank">flu</a>, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/cmv/index.html" target="_blank">cytomegalovirus</a>, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/epstein-barr/index.html" target="_blank">Epstein Barr virus</a>, and <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/zika/about/gbs-qa.html" target="_blank">Zika virus</a>. Very rarely, people have developed GBS in the days or weeks after receiving certain <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm" target="_blank">vaccines</a>.About 1 in every 1,000 reported Campylobacter illnesses leads to GBS. As many as 40% of GBS cases in the United States are thought to be triggered by Campylobacter infection.<h3>How common is GBS?</h3>GBS is rare, affecting only about 1 in 100,000 people. An estimated 3,000-6,000 people develop GBS each year in the United States.<h3>Who is at risk for developing GBS?</h3>Anyone can develop GBS; however, in the United States, it is more common in men and adults older than 50.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MyTripisCut, post: 5026195, member: 34797"] You consistently attribute GBS to vaccines and I do understand your trepidation. However, just because you know someone afflicted with it doesn’t mean it’s really a statistically relevant concern. [HEADING=2]What causes GBS?[/HEADING] Several things are known to trigger GBS. About two-thirds of people with GBS had diarrhea or a respiratory illness several weeks before developing symptoms. Infection with [I]Campylobacter[/I] [I]jejuni[/I], which causes diarrhea, is one of the most common risk factors for GBS. People also can develop GBS after some other infections, such as [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm']flu[/URL], [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/cmv/index.html']cytomegalovirus[/URL], [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/epstein-barr/index.html']Epstein Barr virus[/URL], and [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/zika/about/gbs-qa.html']Zika virus[/URL]. Very rarely, people have developed GBS in the days or weeks after receiving certain [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm']vaccines[/URL]. About 1 in every 1,000 reported [I]Campylobacter[/I] illnesses leads to GBS. As many as 40% of GBS cases in the United States are thought to be triggered by [I]Campylobacter[/I] infection. [HEADING=2]How common is GBS?[/HEADING] GBS is rare, affecting only about 1 in 100,000 people. An estimated 3,000-6,000 people develop GBS each year in the United States. [HEADING=2]Who is at risk for developing GBS?[/HEADING] Anyone can develop GBS; however, in the United States, it is more common in men and adults older than 50. [/QUOTE]

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