Measles are almost gone, although unrest in Africa has set that back.
There have been a bunch of cases of measles in the US this year. I remember hearing about a few in Brooklyn a few weeks ago, and in San Diego maybe a month or two ago.
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
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Hil R. - Mar 18, 2008 6:12:33 pm PDT #513 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 6:14:28 pm PDT #514 of 10001
Because books.
Is smallpox really gone everywhere? Just out of curiosity?
I should probably stop accepting medical issues from ER as facts, huh?
Aims - Mar 18, 2008 6:25:07 pm PDT #515 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I'm okay with Gardasil too.
Soon as Em can have it (first period, I think), she's getting it.
P.M. Marc - Mar 18, 2008 6:25:12 pm PDT #516 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Smallpox was eradicated about 30 years ago, after an intense global effort.
I suspect, however, that the cost/benefit analysis regarding eradication of chicken pox isn't something that pans out. It's rarely more than a nuisance, the vaccine ain't cheap, and frankly, there are a hell of a lot more pressing concerns that the world's public health dollars should be spent on.
amych - Mar 18, 2008 6:33:05 pm PDT #517 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Someone make me stop reading WHO stats before bed.
(eta: on the plus side, epidemiology maps! who needs sleep?)
(eta+: measles sadly not nearly gone: 242,000 deaths worldwide in 2006 (compare: ~1 mil for malaria). BUT what I went looking for -- polio is the new smallpox; it's down to 1300 cases (2007), and is endemic in only 4 countries. Fucker's going DOWN.)
(Umm, I'll shut up now.)
ChiKat - Mar 18, 2008 7:24:37 pm PDT #518 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I can't imagine having an infant with it, Burrell. You're so right -- the baby would be miserable, but would never remember it.
I had chickenpox when I was 18 months. Don't remember it at all. My 2 older sisters had it and I got it from them.
Hiya, Bitches!!!
DCJensen - Mar 18, 2008 7:32:20 pm PDT #519 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
When I was a kid, I had the mildest case of measles my doctor had ever seen.
My mom always says I had "measle."
Laga - Mar 18, 2008 7:32:30 pm PDT #520 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I've been trying to meet up with this guy from OK Cupid for a week. We might be able to do Monday but the scheduling is tricky so we'd have to exchange cell phone numbers. Should I go for it?
erikaj - Mar 18, 2008 9:09:49 pm PDT #521 of 10001
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
I think they made up the chickenpox vaccine because it's super-dangerous to kids who are sick in some other ways to get cp. (The things I learned in my wannabe-doctor phase. Unfortunately, they weren't things like math.)
Laga - Mar 18, 2008 9:36:03 pm PDT #522 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm supposed to learn a new word today and it's not too late. What's your favorite obscure word?