Is Measles Making A Comeback?
I had measles as an adult at twenty-eight, at the same time as I had chickenpox. I would not wish that on anybody, and hopefully it didn’t leave me with any long-term health problems. My sister had it very badly as a child and it might have explained her poor eyesight. I also know of people slightly older than myself, who have suffered seriously from the disease.
So when I read that there has been a large increase in measles, I get worried.
It would appear that most are related to young people who have travelled abroad.
It says the latest cases are mainly among unvaccinated people under 25 years old and are centred on “small clusters in universities, schools or families or associated with travel abroad”.
I feel that we should encourage more vaccination. I would not recommend my experience of the disease to anyone! But I was lucky! Others may not be so!
The Anonymous Widower 
I agree, a lot of young mums choose not to have their children vaccinated, they have no memory of measles etc. I think we should vaccinate against chicken pox as well. Because of the nerve damage to my face, I am prone to shingles in that area. If I hadnt had chicken pox, I couldnt get shingles. Plus if chemo patients get chicken pox they can die from it.
Comment by liz | May 27, 2011 |
Apparently, vaccination rates are getting higher. I didn’t know you could get protection against chicken pox.
Comment by AnonW | May 27, 2011 |