Unscientific misconceptions about diseases and address the misconceptions

An example of disease misconceptions is the belief that vaccines are not beneficial

Explanation:

Anti-vaccine groups have been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most important global threats against health security. Anti-vaccination is a movement that comes from a controversial belief based on a paper published in a top medical journal (The Lancet). This study suggested that the MMR vaccine (against measles, mumps, and rubella) might be associated with autism spectrum disorders in children. However, in other studies, it has been shown that there is no association between this vaccine and autism, thereby this controversial paper was retracted by the editors of the journal.