Measles Death Only A Matter Of Time

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Originally posted by Songsheet@Apr 6 2006, 09:45 AM
Well, I'm glad these vaccines were available for my son to have - any of you actually had measles and/or mumps/whooping cough?
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My thoughts exactly, Jules. I had mumps, and nasty it was too. I too was from the pre-MMR generation but I had the measles jab (then rubella when I was about 12, having been diagnosed with German Measles 4 times when I was a child) so didn't contract it. However my brother didn't have the measles jab as he was allergic to one of the components of the vaccine when he was due to have the jab. One of the clearest memories I have from a young age was my brother having measles - he was very, very ill. Luckily my uncle spotted that it was measles that he had at a very early stage (we were at a family do and my brother got ill - my uncle was a doctor and on examining him diagnosed measles early) so he could be treated for it early. I can vividly remember the hushed atmosphere in the house and watching my brother vomiting copious amounts of blood everywhere. It was exceptionally frightening to go through.
 
I had measles, German measles and mumps as a child. I think the brain tends to block out the worst of the memories but my mother used to talk a lot about the worries it causes when a child catches any of these illnesses and we all had one or other at some point.
 
Mumps, possibly German measles, lots of nasal congestion which ended up with things like elephants' tusks being rammed up my nose several times, inflated, and making a great "CRACK!" in my head. God knows what that was all about. Got tonsillitis and had them out. Saved chicken pox for my 30s, and was rewarded with 2 weeks confined to home - nice, if spotty. :)

Just thinking about all medical things in childhood and onwards: if you list them out, it makes a pretty damn long one! :o It's only when subjects like these come up that I ever think about them, though - but it can surprise you just how much attention your body's required down the years!
 
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