So, even if you had been immune, through previous illness, vaccination or via maternal milk, you may not be anymore after having measles.
I had never heard this until today, and it’s an absolutely horrifying thought.
You’re welcome.
So, even if you had been immune, through previous illness, vaccination or via maternal milk, you may not be anymore after having measles.
I had never heard this until today, and it’s an absolutely horrifying thought.
You’re welcome.
Measles is virus of the paramyxovirdae family and one of the horrible consequences of infection is the rare but devastating SSPE, for subacute sclerosing panencphalitis, which is where brain damage comes from.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacute_sclerosing_panencephalitis
Source: sketchy, Robbins and contran.