Y’all. Measles AND chickenpox are not the same. Stop suggesting “measles parties” were common.
Measles is caused by the measles virus, an RNA virus in paramyxovirus family.
Chickenpox is caused by varicella-zoster virus, a DNA virus in herpesvirus family.
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Measles is caused by the measles virus, an RNA virus in paramyxovirus family.
Chickenpox is caused by varicella-zoster virus, a DNA virus in herpesvirus family.
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Measles is very serious. It killed 2.6 million people every year prior to vaccines. Preventable deaths occur now when people refuse vaccines.
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It’s egregious.
Read more:
https://news.immunologic.org/p/the-first-measles-death-in-the-us
My childhood neighbor died from encephalitis when she developed shingles (a complication of chickenpox).
But— the false comparison is so dangerous.
Thank you for saying this