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In reply to the discussion: How many DUers have had measles and/or chicken pox? [View all]lpbk2713
(43,245 posts)16. Mumps, measles, c-pox.
All the usual suspects.
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I had chicken pox. No measles though. Of course, now I have to worry about shingles.
Liberal Veteran
Feb 2015
#1
I have a resident herpes zoster on my left ear that pops up every once in a while,
Blue_In_AK
Feb 2015
#90
There is an amino acid that seems very effective in preventing herpes outbreaks.
dixiegrrrrl
Feb 2015
#144
Yeah, my dad got it then and ended up extremely sick. Before I was born. but my aunt told me.
freshwest
Feb 2015
#136
Thanks, 1SBM, that means a lot coming from you. My dad was unable to have kids for many years.
freshwest
Feb 2015
#190
I started to add the word ALL myself. So many are kept from their full potential. And agree:
freshwest
Feb 2015
#192
had measles and mumps but no chicken pox. our fam seems to have some immunity to it as kids
La Lioness Priyanka
Feb 2015
#4
I had quite a few - measles, mumps, german measles, scarlet fever, chicken pox
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2015
#7
Chicken pox vaccine not readily available until a few months after my son got a whopping case of it.
1monster
Feb 2015
#82
Born in the 60s; escaped measles through vaccination, but did get mumps and chickenpox
LeftishBrit
Feb 2015
#13
Sensitivity to light is common with measles. So moms just did it without bothering to ask.
Liberal Veteran
Feb 2015
#39
That's what my mother did with my sister, brother, and me. She wanted us to share diseases
valerief
Feb 2015
#178
Had Chicken Pox and Mononucleosis at the same time. They made each other worse.
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#29
I had measles, german measels, chicken pox, & mumps as a kid, and got measels and german measels
peacebird
Feb 2015
#50
Hard measles, German measles, mumps twice, chickenpox, shingles, influenza, pneumonia
uppityperson
Feb 2015
#53
My mom had several miscarriages during the years we were catching everything...
Hekate
Feb 2015
#208
At 65, I had them all. Measles (both kinds) mumps, chicken pox. You name it we got it.
OregonBlue
Feb 2015
#95
I suspect that since everyone got them, we all had a certain amount of immunity.
OregonBlue
Feb 2015
#226
Chickenpox, measles and mumps. Mumps was the hardest for me. We got polio and smallpox vax at school
freshwest
Feb 2015
#107
I had mumps, chicken pox, rubella and measles. Measles complications nearly killed me.
ColesCountyDem
Feb 2015
#114
Born in 1949. Mumps in the womb; 10 day "hard" measles at home at age 7, nursed through it by
WheelWalker
Feb 2015
#120
Had both and all five of of my sybs did. The whole neighborhood had both. We were sent to other ....
marble falls
Feb 2015
#125
I had both. My sister had whooping cough and no one else in the family got it.
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2015
#133
I had mumps. Saw a photo of me on my mom's lap with my neck as wide as a socker ball.
C Moon
Feb 2015
#135
Can't your DOCTOR test you NOW for immunity, if you can't recall vaccines & child diseases? Think
appalachiablue
Feb 2015
#147
I was born in 1940 and had my vaccination in about 1945 (before starting school) for...
jamesatemple
Feb 2015
#159
I did as well as mumps and whooping cough. Don't remember the whooping cough - too young.
jwirr
Feb 2015
#168
I had measles and don't remember being sick. I had tons of spots on my face and thought, 'Gee,
valerief
Feb 2015
#176
I remember the polio vaccine in school. I think we drank it from Dixie cups. nt
valerief
Feb 2015
#182
I had both, so did almost everyone I knew. No big deal. Big Pharma must not have enough
sabrina 1
Feb 2015
#202