Measles, Staph -now MUMPS

[smurfalicious]

I had the mumps when I was 19, which is odd because I've had all my MMR shots, and, in fact, had another MMR when I was 17/18 just before college. It was freakin painful as all hell. I woke up one morning, taking a piss, and my head hurt so badly - couldn't figure out why because I hadn't been THAT drunk the night before. I went to wash my hands and when I looked in the mirror - holy mother of god - my head was swollen. I couldn't see my ears!!! There's nothing like a freakishly large swollen head to give you a heart attack along with your mumps.

But the good doc gave some nice pills that made me feel all good and stuff, especially with a toke or four, that took the pain away...

[LabRat]

Mumps was going around the U of Iowa campus here a couple years ago, one of the undergrads who worked in our lab got it/them. I never got to see her with them though.

[lookout123]

hey, what are you doing posting here, aren't you supposed to be preparing some long overdue photos for your thread?

[TheMercenary]

The less we vaccinate the more this is going to happen.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The less we vaccinate the more this is going to happen.

Depends on the disease. Sometimes the more we vaccinate, the more this is going to happen ...

Things like mumps and chicken pox are uncomfortable, but unlike smallpox and measles, rarely fatal or with long-term health consequences when you have the disease in childhood. Getting them as a kid confers life-time immunity. Getting vaccinated against them has an immunity with an expiration date, which can be as short as right after you get the shot(s), since vaccinations don't always "take."

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by wolf

Depends on the disease. Sometimes the more we vaccinate, the more this is going to happen ...

Things like mumps and chicken pox are uncomfortable, but unlike smallpox and measles, rarely fatal or with long-term health consequences when you have the disease in childhood. Getting them as a kid confers life-time immunity. Getting vaccinated against them has an immunity with an expiration date, which can be as short as right after you get the shot(s), since vaccinations don't always "take."

I disagree. That is the same thing people think about the Flu shot.

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=15593&page=2

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The less we vaccinate the more this is going to happen.

That would seem to imply that overall vaccination rates are going down, which would of course be patently false.

[TheMercenary]

That data is up to 2005. I think there have been a few studies which have shown that often the boosters were not completed. Early studies actually showed a decreased effective vaccine. But there seems to be more and more people who are not supportive of obtaining the vaccines required.

[Iggy]

The mumps are caused by a paramyxovirus, and are spread from person to person by saliva droplets or direct contact with articles that have been contaminated with infected saliva. The parotid glands (the salivary glands between the ear and the jaw) are usually involved. Unvaccinated children between the ages of 2 and 12 are most commonly infected, but the infection can occur in other age groups. Orchitis (swelling of the testes) occurs in 10–20% of infected males, but sterility only rarely ensues; a viral meningitis occurs in about 5% of those infected. In older people, the central nervous system, the pancreas, the prostate, the breasts, and other organs may be involved.

The incubation period is usually 18 to 21 days, but may range from as few as 12 to as many as 35 days. Mumps is generally a mild illness in children in developed countries. After adolescence, mumps tends to affect the ovary, causing oophoritis, and the testes, causing orchitis. The mature testis is particularly susceptible to damage from mumps which can lead to infertility. Adults infected with mumps are more likely to develop severe symptoms and complications.

From here. SG, it sounds to me like like your mom was trying to have your brother get the mumps when he was young and it wasn't very harmful. Because if he didn't, and he got them when he was older, it could make him sterile. At least that is how I read it. I have never had measles, mumps or german measles. I was vaccinated for all. I did have chicken pox though... no fun at all.

[monster]

So today the news is that none of the measles cases in our school district were actually measles at all.