Question About Measles

[bluefortress]

If measles is easily caught by adults and is more severe in adults (as stated in NHS website), how come all the focus tends to be on children catching it?
 

For example most health sites tend to talk about it mainly in connection with children when listing snd in the news I have only heard that children's wards are full etc..

Bit wary as years ago when I started a course in healthcare the occupational health nurse said my blood results showed no antibodies to measles, yet I'd responded to the rubella component so she said there wa son point giving me the MMR again  

On the nasal steroids I use for my sinus inflammatory disorder it says to keep away from people with measles.  My mum nearly died from it when she was a kid  

Should I be concerned about myself or not : D

 

[Old_Geezer]

Presumably most adults have already had it. Need to nip it in the bud at an early age.

[Peter Pedant]

more children get it - one case can account for 12 more cases. oops.

to head off an epidemic ( does anyone  see an Ro number looming?) you need to get it under 1-1 - and that means vaccinating, yes 92% children.

more vaccination theory - yes please I hear you plead.

You are vaccinated to protect yourself as the disease is so unpleasant  - unlike for  example DPT where you may be protecting those too young to vaccinate - death rate is 'a few'

And naughty Dr Wakefield screwed it for just about everyone by drawing a link between the standard vacc and autism

[barry1010]

My niece died from measles at 14 months, many years ago.  Measles can cause death, blindness and other complications in young children so it is essential that they are vaccinated.  Older children may be more robust but they are likely to have contact with younger children and pregnant women, so that is why the focus is on children catching it.

Getting measles when pregnant can have severe implications for the baby.

I don't think you need to worry unduly but don't go visiting people who have measles. 

[calmck]

Just a note to clarify. It is German measles or Rubella that is dangerous for pregnant woman as Rubella Syndrome can affect the unborn baby with multiple anomalies. Measles can lead to severe side effects such as Encephalitis, brain problems, that can be a cause of death.