Measles, Staph -now MUMPS
yup, now we're getting letters home about mumps in the school. Anyone else? It'll be smallpox next. Thing is, mumps wasn't considered serioius when I was a kid. I guess maybe it's more of a problem since the vaccine came iin -fewer adults have had it as children so are now not immune. When I was little, all the adults had had mumps when they were kids. (Cool name for a disease isn't it? I always picture little marshmallow guys with googly eyes)
German measles was the one they used to scare us about. Nobody wanted to catch the Gernam measles. Nobody really knew what it was either. I'm beginning to suspect it was an urban myth.....
Mum made my brother sleep in my bed for a night (while I slept in his) when I had mumps. I caught it from my sister, but my brother held out longest. I'm not sure if the bed thing worked - probably more being in our vicinity - but he caught it and Mum was relieved, saying it was important for boys to get mumps. She was vague as to why, leading me to believe that men got mumps on their willy. Not a million miles from the truth.
I had German measles as a kid, so not a myth.
You know humans got these diseases by associating with domestic animals back in prehistory, right? Ya gotta read, "Guns, Germs & Steel"
We have been put on notice "here" about an outbreak of - Shigellosis. A stomach ailment. Personally, I had never heard of it before. However, one elementary school has had several cases. Our local health dept has said that they have seen a "spike" in the number of cases, but that the overall number for the year is average. I guess it took the "spike" to happen, in order for it to be reported on the news.
It's the terrorists, I tell ya!
She was vague as to why, leading me to believe that men got mumps on their willy.
can lead to shooting blanks. at least that's what they told us as kids.
can lead to shooting blanks. at least that's what they told us as kids.
I thought that was measles?
want to test the theory?
i honestly don't know, but that is what i was told. must be true, dad wouldn't lie, would he? *thinks back to all the crazy shit dad said...*
want to test the theory?
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Sure. Open wide. :rolleyes: :D
[COLOR="Silver"]Had a vasectomy so this is the control part of the test.[/COLOR]
ah, this is where spexx took to heart the old adage "you're only as gay as the guy sucking your dick..."
i'll pass on the experiment, thanks.
You were right, it's
mumps.
In adults, mumps can affect a woman's eggs or a man's sperm. A man who gets mumps may become sterile (not be able to have children). For both men and women, mumps can be very painful.
I think the thing my Mum was hinting around was that men can get painful and swollen testicles with mumps. At that age I wasn't aware that boys had anything more than one dangly bit, so I think she was trying not to confuse me. Even though she did!
the heat of the fever in the glands is what causes the impotence. Same can happen from any kind of severe fever which affects the glands.
We are on Chickenpox alert here. My kids were exposed last week.
Ive had the mumps, chickenpox and german measles.
Chickenpox at age 19, german measles at 12 and mumps at 17.
I had the mumps when I was 19, which is odd because I've had all my MMR shots, and, in fact, had another MMR when I was 17/18 just before college. It was freakin painful as all hell. I woke up one morning, taking a piss, and my head hurt so badly - couldn't figure out why because I hadn't been THAT drunk the night before. I went to wash my hands and when I looked in the mirror - holy mother of god - my head was swollen. I couldn't see my ears!!! There's nothing like a freakishly large swollen head to give you a heart attack along with your mumps.
But the good doc gave some nice pills that made me feel all good and stuff, especially with a toke or four, that took the pain away...
can lead to shooting blanks. at least that's what they told us as kids.
Cheaper than a vasectomy......
so is slamming my junk in a drawer, but i think i'd rather forego the pleasure.
Mumps was going around the U of Iowa campus here a couple years ago, one of the undergrads who worked in our lab got it/them. I never got to see her with them though.
hey, what are you doing posting here, aren't you supposed to be preparing some long overdue photos for your thread?
The less we vaccinate the more this is going to happen.
The less we vaccinate the more this is going to happen.
That would seem to imply that overall vaccination rates are going down, which would of course be
patently false.
That data is up to 2005. I think there have been a few studies which have shown that often the boosters were not completed. Early studies actually showed a decreased effective vaccine. But there seems to be more and more people who are not supportive of obtaining the vaccines required.
The mumps are caused by a paramyxovirus, and are spread from person to person by saliva droplets or direct contact with articles that have been contaminated with infected saliva. The parotid glands (the salivary glands between the ear and the jaw) are usually involved. Unvaccinated children between the ages of 2 and 12 are most commonly infected, but the infection can occur in other age groups. Orchitis (swelling of the testes) occurs in 10–20% of infected males, but sterility only rarely ensues; a viral meningitis occurs in about 5% of those infected. In older people, the central nervous system, the pancreas, the prostate, the breasts, and other organs may be involved.
The incubation period is usually 18 to 21 days, but may range from as few as 12 to as many as 35 days. Mumps is generally a mild illness in children in developed countries. After adolescence, mumps tends to affect the ovary, causing oophoritis, and the testes, causing orchitis. The mature testis is particularly susceptible to damage from mumps which can lead to infertility. Adults infected with mumps are more likely to develop severe symptoms and complications.
From
here. SG, it sounds to me like like your mom was trying to have your brother get the mumps when he was young and it wasn't very harmful. Because if he didn't, and he got them when he was older, it could make him sterile. At least that is how I read it. I have never had measles, mumps or german measles. I was vaccinated for all. I did have chicken pox though... no fun at all.
So today the news is that none of the measles cases in our school district were actually measles at all. :rolleyes:
The less we vaccinate the more this is going to happen.
Depends on the disease. Sometimes the more we vaccinate, the more this is going to happen ...
Things like mumps and chicken pox are uncomfortable, but unlike smallpox and measles, rarely fatal or with long-term health consequences when you have the disease in childhood. Getting them as a kid confers life-time immunity. Getting vaccinated against them has an immunity with an expiration date, which can be as short as right after you get the shot(s), since vaccinations don't always "take."
Depends on the disease. Sometimes the more we vaccinate, the more this is going to happen ...
Things like mumps and chicken pox are uncomfortable, but unlike smallpox and measles, rarely fatal or with long-term health consequences when you have the disease in childhood. Getting them as a kid confers life-time immunity. Getting vaccinated against them has an immunity with an expiration date, which can be as short as right after you get the shot(s), since vaccinations don't always "take."
I disagree. That is the same thing people think about the Flu shot.
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