And now for something weird...

joeyd999

Joined Jun 6, 2011
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"Deadly virus"? Oh, come on...
So how do people die of the measles? They succumb when complications become too severe. About 1 child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis -- swelling of the brain -- that can lead to convulsions, deafness or intellectual disability. As many as 1 out of every 20 children with measles will get pneumonia, which can also be deadly, the agency reports.
Between 1985 and 1992, death from measles was reported in approximately 2 out of every 1,000 US measles cases, with pneumonia accounting for about 60% of these deaths, according to the CDC.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/05/health/how-measles-kills-explainer/index.html

I'd say it's deadly enough that I wouldn't have my child attend a measles party -- vaccinated or not.
 
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