I can't believe I have German Measles

[benza13]

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Isnt this something that gets vaccinated against?

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I'm fairly sure I got some form of vaccination (is it this circular thing with lots of tiny needles that leaves a mark on your arm for a couple of years afterwards?) as a child but obviously I can't remember exactly what it was for since I was quite little. A bunch of people from the health department go round to schools and hand out these shots, and I assume that Rubella (the virus that causes German Measles) is on their list but who knows.

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I know that when I was in the Army, they lined us up every few years and hit us up with our MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) booster. Do they not do that to civilians?

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I know I got this as a kid, twice I think (once as a booster), but I know I haven't had it, or even heard it mentioned, by the doctor now.

[4_2_it]

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Isnt this something that gets vaccinated against?

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I'm fairly sure I got some form of vaccination (is it this circular thing with lots of tiny needles that leaves a mark on your arm for a couple of years afterwards?) as a child but obviously I can't remember exactly what it was for since I was quite little. A bunch of people from the health department go round to schools and hand out these shots, and I assume that Rubella (the virus that causes German Measles) is on their list but who knows.

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The mark on your upper left arm (if its still there) is from the smallpox vaccine. Most people over 35 have one. I think it became optional for anyone born after 1970 or so.

[Matt Williams]

I had chicken pox when I was 22. It f'ing sucked. My feet were so swollen I couldn't walk. My eyes,ears and nose were swollen shut. I had to breath out of my mouth for 3 weeks straight. Every 2 hours, I had to breath into this tube to see if my throat was swelling shut. Twice I had to go to the emergency room because my throat was starting to swell up. They had to put a tube in my throat to keep it open. I had them on the inside of my lungs and was coughing up scabs for 2 months. If you've never had them and you are an adult, pray that you never get them!

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Not in South Africa, and I'd be surprised if they did that anywhere else. I think that the idea is that you get the choice of whether you want to go for a vaccination as an adult or not, no-one's gonna force it on you. I suppose I could have gone, but who goes around worrying about contracting something silly like German Measles? Besides hypochondriacs, of course.

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I dont worry about it, but my wife says "time to visit Dr. Hall" and I say "yes dear". Dr. Hall says "Im gonna update your vaccinations" and I say "yes sir. Oh, and were is Nurse Julie today???"

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Isnt the MMR vaccine included in booster shots of tetanus?

[JackWilson]

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I had chicken pox when I was 22. It f'ing sucked. My feet were so swollen I couldn't walk. My eyes,ears and nose were swollen shut. I had to breath out of my mouth for 3 weeks straight. Every 2 hours, I had to breath into this tube to see if my throat was swelling shut. Twice I had to go to the emergency room because my throat was starting to swell up. They had to put a tube in my throat to keep it open. I had them on the inside of my lungs and was coughing up scabs for 2 months. If you've never had them and you are an adult, pray that you never get them!

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Good lord that sounds bad. Hard to believe this is the same disease as the one I had when I was about 10 years old and my only discomfort was itching alot.