German Measles party!

entwisi · 07-07-2008, 12:05

Siobhans got the good old German Measles.

If you want to get your kid infected feel free to pop round and let them play with her!

Some people like the idea of getting it all out the way before school starts so they are less likely to miss school due to these moments in life.

Ian

emamum · 07-07-2008, 12:20

erm.... no thanks lol

Have you told nursery/playgroup or anywhere she goes to? German measles is and infectious disease and may need reporting to RIDDOR ....parents of any other children she has been in contact with will need to know (and any pregnant women)

entwisi · 07-07-2008, 12:54

yep, told them this morning. TBH I reckon she caught it there!

plus they have it 2-3 weeks before they show so its already too late to do owt about it!

flashy · 07-07-2008, 13:40

i reckon you are doing right Ian, i wish Reece had had them already, it would have been better for him to get them at a younger age than at the age he is now

West Ender · 07-07-2008, 14:37

When I was a small child, before the NHS got off the ground, it was quite normal for mothers to send their children round to play with a child who had one of the childhood diseases - german measles, chickenpox etc. Most of those illnesses were less severe in younger children than when they were older and it got them out of the way before school. That way also gave the child a natural immunity to the diseases without the putative risks, today, of innoculation.

Right, form an orderly queue and get your children round to Entwisi's. He can supply the jelly and ice cream.

emamum · 07-07-2008, 14:42

If your kids get it now they will have it over the summer holidays!!!

flashy · 07-07-2008, 14:52

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Originally Posted by emamum23

If your kids get it now they will have it over the summer holidays!!!

well i'm sorry but i would rather Reece have it over the summer holidays than be extremely ill with it when he's a man

emamum · 07-07-2008, 14:55

i was pointing out that they wont have to miss any school.......

entwisi · 07-07-2008, 14:56

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Yep jelly and ice cream is available!

katex · 07-07-2008, 15:08

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Originally Posted by flashytart

i reckon you are doing right Ian, i wish Reece had had them already, it would have been better for him to get them at a younger age than at the age he is now

Don't think too serious even when older Flashy .. chickenpox can be though, hate to bring up MMR, but did he not have these injections ? You can do a Tony Blair if you do not wish to answer this.

flashy · 07-07-2008, 15:10

hell yeah, of course he had his injections

katex · 07-07-2008, 15:11

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Originally Posted by flashytart

hell yeah, of course he had his injections

Well, would have included the Rubella I would imagine, so he will be immune.

emamum · 07-07-2008, 15:11

Measles Mumps and Rubella......Rubella=german measles

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/...manmeasles.htm

flashy · 07-07-2008, 15:16

i may be wrong here but i thought that they could still get the infection if they have had the injections, but just not an extreme case of it?

like i said, i may be wrong

emamum · 07-07-2008, 15:22

http://www.metrokc.gov/health/immunization/system.htm

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QUESTION:
I have heard that some people get diseases that they have been vaccinated against. How could this be true?
ANSWER:
Modern vaccines are extremely effective, but are not perfect. For example, a vaccine that is 90% effective means that one in every ten people who is vaccinated is not fully protected from the disease. Should disease affect a community, those that are unprotected are likely to be infected - which includes those who were not vaccinated and the 10% of people who were vaccinated but for whom the vaccine didn't work. The 10% for whom the vaccine did not work may still have partial immunity; if infected, these individuals may experience a milder form of the disease. Because most diseases that vaccines prevent are transmitted from person-to-person, the more people in a community who are immunized, the less likely that disease will be transmitted and "find" the few that are unprotected.

Most vaccines require more than one dose to reach maximum immunity. Some, like tetanus and diphtheria, require booster doses every 10 years throughout life to continue that immunity.