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MarvinGardens

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8. Other viruses can do this too.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2019, 06:24 PM

May 2019

Not to diminish measles. We have a vaccine for that one for a reason. Infectious mononucleosis, caused by Eppstein-Barr virus (EBV), suppresses the immune system. When I had it in my early 30s, they gave antibiotics as a precaution against opportunistic infections. I have read some speculation that it may cause some immunosuppression for life, since we become lifetime carriers once we've had it. I wish there were a vacvine for that one. HTLV-1 also causes immunosuppression, but is not as widespread as EBV. And of course there's HIV, the big one. For sure we need a vacvine for that, and I know they're working on it.

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Measles erases the immune system's memory [View all] Judi Lynn May 2019 OP

I am so glad I had this illness as a child. ROB-ROX May 2019 #1

I had both varieties of measles Rural_Progressive May 2019 #5

Scary! oasis May 2019 #2

Yup. Igel May 2019 #3

"This Podcast will kill you" Delmette2.0 May 2019 #4

I was seven when I had a rather mild case of the measles. ananda May 2019 #6

I was 7 when I had the measles mountain grammy May 2019 #7

Other viruses can do this too. MarvinGardens May 2019 #8

you mean anti-vaxxers memories? Javaman May 2019 #9