How many DUers have had measles and/or chicken pox?

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74. All the above plus one more, Scarlet fever.

Am I the only one that suffered with Scarlet fever. I was 5-6 years old and in those days and the Children's Doctor commonly came to the home when needed. I remember nothing of the fever except what my mother told me of the event. It was that after I had been several days with sore throat I was found with a bright red rash over my arms , face and scalp. Although uncommon for it to happen I shortly there after had an alarmingly high fever. As my mother tells it, when the Dr arrived he took one look at me and ordered my mother to gather all the ice on hand and sent my father running to the neighbors for more ice. They filled the bath tube just enough to submerge me in ice water to rapidly draw down the fever. I remember nothing this. For near a year after I recovered I had a few more appointments with the Dr probing me for some possible internal organ damage resulting from the fever. Now many years later I seem to be ok and hope to remain so.