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post #81 of 550
4/15/06 at 8:56am
Sounds like you are here to debate All vaccines Alley cat. This board is for those wanting answers, information about vaccinations. Oh and the rise of meningitis WAS related to the DPT!

Michele

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post #82 of 550
4/15/06 at 9:08am
We had rubella here last year, and now mumps.... hmm people are going to start questioning these vaxxes
post #83 of 550
4/15/06 at 9:21am
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Originally Posted by QueenOfThePride
I'm worried about that too. What if DS does get mumps? Should I avoid taking him to the doctor and hide it? Does mumps require medical attention? Will they be like, how did he get mumps? :
I've not read all the responses so I might be repeated something already discussed, but I had mumps when I was 6 months old. My 5 yo brother came down with it, then my 3 yo sister, and even though my mom tried to keep me separated from them, I got it anyway. Mom said it was REALLY miserable having a 6 mo (not to mention 2 other kids) having mumps, but she (and all of us) survived!

Mom never took us to the doctor for dx and confirmation, something that has haunted me and my sibs for the rest of our growing up years. B/c there was no "proof" we had the disease, we still had to get the mumps shot. (I suppose they could have done a titer, but my mom never thought of that, and it's not like the doctor would have volunteered the info.)

DS was complaining yesterday that his neck hurt, and I was secretly hoping it was mumps. But when I looked closer, he had a sore red spot from when he rammed one of his cars into his neck.
post #84 of 550
4/15/06 at 9:23am
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Originally Posted by Rainbow Brite
We had rubella here last year, and now mumps.... hmm people are going to start questioning these vaxxes

A vaxed first grader in my son's school got shingles (you read that right, first grade) and then passed the chicken pox to vaxed children in the school.
post #85 of 550
4/15/06 at 9:48am
I'm more concerned about mercury and other toxic heavy metals already in my children's body than cp, mumps, measles, or most of these mild childhood diseases. I think there is something to say for the natural immunity after a person has an illness. I believe that it makes the child's immune system stronger to actually have the illness and go through it. My children are immunocompromised, mumps is in our area, four out of five are non vaxed, and I am losing no sleep. Slept GREAT last night. I'm not worried at all. If ice cream makes children with mumps feel better, I have an ice cream maker and some soy milk, and can make soy ice cream.....my biggest concern would be...which flavor of ice cream would most please everyone??? Maybe Vanilla.
post #86 of 550
4/15/06 at 1:22pm
why do people insist on coming onto threads and telling people with perfectly good vision that the sky is yellow with blue polka dots .......???
post #87 of 550
4/15/06 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by QueenOfThePride
Alley cat, shingles is not smallpox. Shingles is nothing more than a localized skin rash, smallpox is a bit more serious.

You are right in that smallpox and shingles are totally different but believe me...shingles is WAY more than just a localized skin rash
post #88 of 550
4/15/06 at 1:54pm
Shingles can be very serious and painful.

However the CP vaccine does not seem very effective.
post #89 of 550
4/15/06 at 1:54pm
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Originally Posted by Rainbow Brite
We had rubella here last year, and now mumps.... hmm people are going to start questioning these vaxxes
We can only wish! But I know the CDC will find some way to say "SEE...we need more vaxing"
post #90 of 550
4/15/06 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by Momtwice
Shingles can be very serious and painful.

However the CP vaccine does not seem very effective.
IF the CP vax is supposed to reduce shingles why are they making a shingles vaccine? Seems to me if the CP one was doing it's job, the other wouldn't be needed.
post #91 of 550
4/15/06 at 2:39pm
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Originally Posted by candipooh
You are right in that smallpox and shingles are totally different but believe me...shingles is WAY more than just a localized skin rash
I admit I don't know much about shingles, but just going on personal experience like I mentioned. My DH had shingles, and for him, it was nothing more than a localized skin rash that didn't even itch or anything.
post #92 of 550
4/15/06 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by QueenOfThePride
And I have a deep white scar right in the middle of my forehead from chicken pox too. It looks like a bindi.
LOL, I have one on the bridge of my nose, and two on my neck that happen to be perfectly placed to look like a vampire bite. I love those two, LOL.
post #93 of 550
4/15/06 at 2:53pm
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My grandma had this special rag that was soft that she tied around the kid's heads. (My aunts, my mom and my uncle). If there's pressure and support on the swelled part, it feels better.
I will never forget how my cousin looked when he had mumps at around two years old. I remember him in is in his crib with a rag tied around his face and he looked exactly like the Man in the Moon with a toothache. It is actually is bringing tears to my eyes because he died a week ago.

ETA, this was in the sixties, he did not die of mumps.
post #94 of 550
4/15/06 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by Momtwice
However the CP vaccine does not seem very effective.



This is why you will see a second dose varicella added to the schedule in the very near future.
post #95 of 550
4/15/06 at 3:15pm
The CDC's mumps health advisory dated 4/14/06 states the following:


Mumps Vaccine Effectiveness
Data from outbreak investigations have shown that the effectiveness of MMR against mumps is approximately 80% after one dose and limited data suggest effectiveness of approximately 90% after two doses

http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/HAN/Archive...AlertNum=00243
post #96 of 550
4/15/06 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by FrederickMama
why do people insist on coming onto threads and telling people with perfectly good vision that the sky is yellow with blue polka dots .......???

I have NO idea.... .......:
post #97 of 550
4/15/06 at 4:33pm
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Originally Posted by candipooh
We can only wish! But I know the CDC will find some way to say "SEE...we need more vaxing"
Yes for sure. They will somehow blame it on all the people who did not vaccinate. That's the real reason for any epidemic.
post #98 of 550
4/15/06 at 4:35pm
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Originally Posted by LongIsland
A vaxed first grader in my son's school got shingles (you read that right, first grade) and then passed the chicken pox to vaxed children in the school.
The poor kid I wonder what unvaxxed kid gave him shingles to begin with Oh wait, that shingles vax isn't on schedule yet right? Nevermind then
post #99 of 550
4/15/06 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by FrederickMama
why do people insist on coming onto threads and telling people with perfectly good vision that the sky is yellow with blue polka dots .......???

no it isn't it is green with purple polka dots
post #100 of 550
4/15/06 at 10:54pm
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Originally Posted by alley cat
Diptheria:

Years ago diptheria was a widespread and feared disease. Through 1920 it struck 150,000 people a year and killed about 15,000.
You should think about reading my newly created thread: The CDC: What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinating.

That quote you posted is not what it seems - and not impressive.
How many cases of diptheria were there when the vaccine was used widespread in the late 40's?

You're posting the incident rate 20 years prior to the vaccine's widespread use.

Come take a look at my thread, particularly the diptheria post.
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