Measles - did you have it?

[Tesorodeoro]

We are seeing measles cases locally. A very young family member told me that a friend at school had red spots at school and is now in the hospital. 100 miles away there is a case of measles.

I’m wondering how many had measles like I had chicken pox? It’s apparently 10-100 times more deadly than the flu in unvaccinated children. Highly contagious. Like 90% exposure.

 

[jeff of pa]

Progress-Bulletin​

The Pomona Progress
Pomona, California · Saturday, May 23, 1914

Not sure if People are Still Smart Enough

 

[jeff of pa]

The Brooklyn Daily Times​

Brooklyn, New York · Saturday, December 26, 1903

They still had Both In Pennsylvania in the 1970's

..Not sure Today. They Used to Send Healthy Children Also To Get it Overwith.

 

[l.cutler]

I had it as a kid, I think first grade. Most kids back then got measles, mumps and chicken pox at some point.

 

[pepperj]

I had it as a kid, I think first grade. Most kids back then got measles, mumps and chicken pox at some point.

And we're here today to talk about it.

 

[Chilli]

Yeah I had the lot as a kid, measles, chicken pox, mumps, scarlet fever.
Im completely normal too. Kinda....

 

[Gare]

We are seeing measles cases locally. A very young family member told me that a friend at school had red spots at school and is now in the hospital. 100 miles away there is a case of measles.

I’m wondering how many had measles like I had chicken pox? It’s apparently 10-100 times more deadly than the flu in unvaccinated children. Highly contagious. Like 90% exposure.

If i can remember this far back When I was a child I was born with whooping cough ( I was not supposed to make it) Then i had chicken pox and Measles , Tough times in the 40's But since i had them I have never had any of them since. Seems like it is more deadly now

 

[newnan man]

I had measles and all the other childhood crap. So did my siblings and friends. I got the mumps when I was ten and it left me deaf. Eventually I regained hearing in my left ear but have been hard of hearing and plagued with tinnitus ever since. I'm totality deaf in my right ear. It's an annoying handicap I've learned to live with.

 

[Gare]

I had measles and all the other childhood crap. So did my siblings and friends. I got the mumps when I was ten and it left me deaf. Eventually I regained hearing in my left ear but have been hard of hearing and plagued with tinnitus ever since. I'm totality deaf in my right ear. It's an annoying handicap I've learned to live with.

Thanks for your reply newnan Now that you mention it I may have had them also but I do not remember for sure
All my elders except for my brother have longed passed
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[Gare]

I just called my brother he is 5 years older then me. He thinks I also had them mumps

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I had chicken pox and still have a scar on my forehead from that disease. Never had measles or mumps, but did have rheumatic fever, which damaged two of my heart valves. Had open heart surgery in 1967 to have them replaced with cadaver valves. Still kicking and now have 4 stents to add to the mix! New Englanders are tough!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

What we had as kids was German Measles - now called Rubella. The true measles (Rubeola) are a LOT more contagious, and a LOT worse for pregnant women and people over 20 years old. Like the difference between chickenpox and smallpox, two different viruses with different severity. The good news is that having had German Measles gives you the antibodies to fight all measles. That, and we all had MMR vaccine to enroll in public schools.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

What we had as kids was German Measles - now called Rubella. The true measles (Rubeola) are a LOT more contagious, and a LOT worse for pregnant women and people over 20 years old. Like the difference between chickenpox and smallpox, two different viruses with different severity. The good news is that having had German Measles gives you the antibodies to fight all measles. That, and we all had MMR vaccine to enroll in public schools.

Interesting to hear that Charlie, do I recall you have some medical background? Not questioning what you posted, but I vaguely recall this?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Not medical, per se. Biological sciences (microbiology, parasitology and wastewater treatment).

 

[DizzyDigger]

I had measles and all the other childhood crap. So did my siblings and friends. I got the mumps when I was ten and it left me deaf. Eventually I regained hearing in my left ear but have been hard of hearing and plagued with tinnitus ever since. I'm totality deaf in my right ear. It's an annoying handicap I've learned to live with.

Welcome to the One Eared Wonder Club...

My right ear is completely non-functional following a surgery I had in Jan. 2009. They
severed the vestibular nerve between my right ear and the brain, meaning I lost
all the hearing plus balance control, etc. I try to explain to people that my right ear
is much like a microphone, except that it's unplugged. The outer ear is just decoration
so I don't look dorky...

And yeah, it sucks. Nothing worse than hearing an airplane flying close by, and you can't
find the damn thing. That, and someone calling your name while in a crowd....I haven't got
the faintest idea of what direction to look, and trying to find a singing bird on a branch...
hell, I can't even tell what tree it's in.

On the bright side, we only need one hearing aid, not to mention how peaceful it can be
when riding in the car and your wife's in the passenger seat....I can't hear a word she says.

 

[BigWaveDave]

I did have chicken pox as a kid, but that’s it.
So that also means I am a candidate for shingles. Oh hell no, so I got those two shots also.
My whole life I’ve never met a needle I didn’t like, so in that regard I’m not too worried about getting a disease that is medically preventable. I had a coworker who is hard anti-vax, the kinda guy who won’t shut up about it…. Random conspiracy theories, he would spout off about a bunch of bat shit crazy things. So swear to God I told him I got the shingles shots, and he laughs and looks down on me for a bit. A week later, he calls in sick, turns out he got the shingles, and it absolutely wrecked him, took him a month to recover, and to this day he’s still got scars across his neck and face.
Poor guy.

 

[newnan man]

Welcome to the One Eared Wonder Club...

My right ear is completely non-functional following a surgery I had in Jan. 2009. They
severed the vestibular nerve between my right ear and the brain, meaning I lost
all the hearing plus balance control, etc. I try to explain to people that my right ear
is much like a microphone, except that it's unplugged. The outer ear is just decoration
so I don't look dorky...

And yeah, it sucks. Nothing worse than hearing an airplane flying close by, and you can't
find the damn thing. That, and someone calling your name while in a crowd....I haven't got
the faintest idea of what direction to look, and trying to find a singing bird on a branch...
hell, I can't even tell what tree it's in.

On the bright side, we only need one hearing aid, not to mention how peaceful it can be
when riding in the car and your wife's in the passenger seat....I can't hear a word she says. View attachment 2244044

Exactly true! When someone calls out to me I cannot tell which direction they are at so the old spin in a circle till you find them routine. You automatically sit next to someone with your "good ear" so you can hear them. A crowd, forget it, just smile and nod. It sucks but I was totally deaf for awhile and that was really bad.

 

[sprailroad]

As a kid I think I had every kind of measles, chicken pox, mumps and even better! Rabies, 1957 I think.

 

[newnan man]

As a kid I think I had every kind of measles, chicken pox, mumps and even of better! Rabies, 1957 I think.

My sister got bit by a rabid dog in Texas when she was 2 years old. That had to be around 1950-51. She had to get all the shots.

 

[djackson7348]

Seems like it is more deadly now

I am more inclined to think that by giving so many vaccines and preventing common childhood illness has weakened today's young adults and kids. Not fighting these diseases naturally, your body is most likely not making the same antibodies the way our generation did resulting in the higher risk/mortality rate in these same diseases today. Maybe leading to susceptibility to more pandemics?