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Measles scare at three airports...including Dulles
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| Imagine if you were just in the airport and this woman walked by you, how silly would all that antivax talk seem after that. |
Anonymous
| Glad I don't live in that area, as my infant's too young to have had his shot yet (although still getting my antibodies from BF). |
Anonymous
| This is becoming more and more common. Imagine if some anti-vax crazy had her kids on one of those airplanes. Those poor children . . . |
Anonymous
| Ok, honestly I think this is a little alarmist. Measles is treatable. In the US prior to the vax the case fatality rate was probably much less than 1%. I think many non-vaxers (I am not one) have done A LOT of research, know a lot more about diseases and vaccines than the average vaxer, and have taken an informed risk & one they feel comfortable with. In the case of measles, I doubt many of them consider it a great risk given that it was a common childhood disease in our patents generation. Certainly unpleasant, but far from a guaranteed death sentance. |
Anonymous
| I am an adult. Never received the measles vaccine. I would not even be the least bit concerned if I had been near this woman. How silly can you get? |
Anonymous
| As someone who had the measles during the outbreak in the 80s, before they realized that you needed the boosters and the initial shots should be given later, I probably caught it from walking by someone at the mall. It was horrible. My sister had it too, but much worse and was almost hospitalized. It can be quite dangerous for people with weakened immune systems, the elderly, and infants... |
Anonymous
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From the CDC. Anyone who thinks measles is "not that serious" should try telling that to these parents:
“We spent three days in the hospital fearing we might lose our baby boy. He couldn’t drink or eat, so he was on an IV, but for a while he seemed to be wasting away. When he began to be able to drink again we got to take him home. But the doctors told us to expect the disease to continue to run its course, including high fever—which did spike as high as 106. We spent a week waking at all hours to stay on schedule with fever reducing medications and soothing him with damp wash cloths. Also, as instructed, we watched closely for signs of lethargy or non-responsiveness. If we’d seen that, we’d have gone back to the hospital immediately.” Thankfully, the baby recovered fully. And in the same article: Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known. Measles is a virus that mainly spreads by direct contact with airborn respiratory droplets. For example, if someone who is contagious coughs or sneezes near someone who is susceptible, the susceptible person is very likely to get measles. You can catch measles just by being in a room where a person with measles has been—even if the person is gone! http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/measles/downloads/dis-measles-bw-office.pdf |
Anonymous
Because not everyone who gets the disease is an adult, you ignorant asshole. |
Anonymous
| 20:13 try reading CDC's Pink Book, Chap 13 on measles for a more balanced picture. |
Anonymous
You're right. According to CDC, prior to '63 50% of people had measles by age 6 and 90% by age 15. It was a common childhood illness. |
Anonymous
| So was polio. Nice logic. |
Anonymous
There's nothing balanced about death and over 50,000 kids being hospitalized A YEAR before vaccination. Not to mention the costs trying to contain some of these things. You can't tell me you'd be okay with your kid in the hospital. You wouldn't. http://news.health.com/2010/03/22/measles-outbreak-triggered-unvaccinated-child/?pkw=outbrain-ha |
Anonymous
| Measles itself is usually not fatal, but the complications can be serious. Yes, it's treatable, but it requires a lot of monitoring and can very quickly turn into something that's dangerous for the very young or the very old (pneumonia being the most common risk). |
Anonymous
Much like chicken pox, measles is actually more dangerous for adults than it is for healthy children. |