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Measles- how dangerous?
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Hey guys,
Basically my little sister has measles (they're fairly sure it's measles, although they wont be able to take her to a doctor until tomorrow) she has a rash and is severely ill. She's had the rash for 2/3 days already and has been ill for about a week I think.
I'm supposed to be going up to see them on Wednesday, however I have not had my MMR vaccine... how likely is it that I am going to catch her measles? And also, how dangerous will it be for me? According to the NHS website, she wont be infectious by the time I'm there but my dad says she's getting worse and not better, so I'm not sure how true that is.
I know it can potentially kill my dad, but this is because he's on immunosuppressants etc. but he's told me not to think or worry about it for now.
Is going up there going to be a good idea or am I going to get very ill? It's my sisters birthday on the 6th and I do really want to see them all because I haven't seen them since January, and if I don't go up now I wont see them till June
What do I do?!
Basically my little sister has measles (they're fairly sure it's measles, although they wont be able to take her to a doctor until tomorrow) she has a rash and is severely ill. She's had the rash for 2/3 days already and has been ill for about a week I think.
I'm supposed to be going up to see them on Wednesday, however I have not had my MMR vaccine... how likely is it that I am going to catch her measles? And also, how dangerous will it be for me? According to the NHS website, she wont be infectious by the time I'm there but my dad says she's getting worse and not better, so I'm not sure how true that is.
I know it can potentially kill my dad, but this is because he's on immunosuppressants etc. but he's told me not to think or worry about it for now.
Is going up there going to be a good idea or am I going to get very ill? It's my sisters birthday on the 6th and I do really want to see them all because I haven't seen them since January, and if I don't go up now I wont see them till June
What do I do?! 0
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Hope your sister starts to feel better soon
If she hasn't seen a doctor by Wednesday when I get there though I'll speak to my dad about it and phone one myself, because he'll need a blood test which he is avoiding at the moment, and she'll need to be checked for complications. Hopefully she'll be alright, poor things been ill on and off since November
I'm probably being over cautious in my reply, but the fact that she's been ill off and on since November makes me think that it's appropriate to contact out of hours. Better to be safe etc.
Depends on complications...
Id call the hospital tbh and i certainly wouldnt visit. measles is something you really dont want to catch
I think she has been vaccinated, but I haven't. My dad said he didn't think it was measles because she's been vaccinated but when I spoke to him this morning they were fairly sure it was measles. She gets ill alot though, she's had chicken pox 3 times bless her
If it is measles will I definitely catch it when I go up, even though she'll have had the rash for 5 days?
Do you want to risk it?
She's my sister and if I don't go up there I wont see her till June or July which will be 5/6 months without seeing her which is horrible, she'll be devastated
She's been put on penicillin four times a day and given a throat spray (which she's refused to use because it tastes funny) hopefully she'll start getting better now though.
I'm going up there tomorrow and will inevitably catch tonsillitis but I'm not too fussed as long as it isn't as severe as hers! My step-mums got a sore throat already, but my dad *touch wood* is alright at the moment. He's been sleeping on the sofa and cleaning everything to an OCD level apparently
She gets ill a lot, she has a dairy allergy and I think sometimes she'll be ill with a reaction and then catch anything and everything that's going round at school because she's already ill. My dad said a lot of her friends have sore throats, so I think she's just caught the worst of it.
Hopefully she'll be getting better now though, as much as I don't want to catch her illness I'm going up tomorrow regardless. My dad's told her that they're going to have to move her birthday celebrations to another day, and she was crying in the background saying "is Niamh still coming?"
Ballerina- if I catch her tonsillitis will it just go away with throat sweets etc. (as long as it's mild) or will I have to see a doctor? I've never had it before I don't think.
My sister is ill again. I'm really worried that she's got something seriously wrong. I spoke to my dad and he wouldn't tell me much other than she's ill. I asked if I'd catch it when I go up there this weekend, and he said "No. It's not infectious. You haven't caught my illness have you?" (he's got severe arthritis) and he said she's going to the hospital for tests.
The doctors have said she can't go to school for the foreseeable future. I'm really scared somethings going to happen to her. I don't know what else to say really. Having a bit of a melt down tonight.
*hug* thinking of you. Please stay safe