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In reply to the discussion: Florida is swamped by disease outbreaks as quackery replaces science [View all]yellowdogintexas
(22,280 posts)13. I had a nasty case of measles at age 9 in 1957. The sickest I ever was
from a so called childhood disease.
Raging fever for several hours; our doctor was 25 miles away and on the phone with my folks every 30 minutes. After a couple of hours of ice baths, alcohol rubs, and aspirin, he told them if it wasn't down in another 30 minutes to meet him at the hospital. Well it broke before he called back and the rash started to bloom. Fever was hovering around 104 & my mom said I was delerious the whole time.
Ten days before I really felt human again. I had to stay in a dimly lit room, couldn't read because of that.
I would not wish measles on my worst enemy
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To think Repugs liked to call Obama a "witch doctor" (racist memes included) over Obamacare
peppertree
Mar 3
#34
My sister had the MMR vax in 1962 or thereabouts when she was maybe 18 months old
yellowdogintexas
Mar 3
#16
Your sister might have also had viral Fifth disease caused by Parvo B19 or roseola from a herpes virus.
Backseat Driver
Mar 3
#40
Vaccine stories: I'm that old. Younger sib(s) and I suffered through measles (for which the local government came
Backseat Driver
Mar 3
#38
This is the peculiar thing to me, The anti vaxxer I know, had vaccines as a kid
tulipsandroses
Mar 3
#36
A lot of those seniors never had the MMR vaccine, due to it not existing whn we were kids.
ShazzieB
Mar 3
#39
Measles will affect the children more- most of the seniors are probably immuned
SouthernDem4ever
Mar 3
#48
Clearly gov. DeSantis's kind of guy. No land of "fun in the sun," it's now "Land of Disease!" Take your pick ...
RKP5637
Mar 3
#4
We so do not expect death from measles, that even one casualty is one too many.
Baitball Blogger
Mar 3
#9
my German measles (also known as rubella or the "3 day" measles) was fairly mild
yellowdogintexas
Mar 3
#15
"The surgeon general is Ron DeSantis's lapdog, and says whatever DeSantis wants him to say."
sop
Mar 3
#20
Vaccines Aside, Florida is Also Threatened in No Small Measure by Global Climate Change,
panfluteman
Mar 3
#22
SO has the media gotten around to ask this sick fuck........did you or did you not have "all" of your
turbinetree
Mar 3
#24
It's just so sad! Little boots..cares nothing for the ppl of FL. The latest being the measles outbreak!
PortTack
Mar 4
#67
Pity the children. And if you can find any leaches, send them to the FL Surgeon General for god's sake!
dutch777
Mar 3
#51