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submitted 1 week ago by Joshi@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’

There were 18 cases in NSW in 2024 – up from six in 2023 – while in Victoria there have already been 13 cases so far this year, compared with 16 in 2024

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[-] Nath@aussie.zone 19 points 1 week ago

It's wild that a disease I got in the 90's was completely eradicated from the country 20 years later.

Measles sucks if you get it as an adult. Two miserable weeks of going from the bed to the bath and back again. I had spots everywhere on my body except my palms and eyeballs. And I mean everywhere. I still have scars all these later.

If your parents didn't vaccinate you or if (like in my case) the vaccine didn't exist when you were a kid, go get the MMR shot.

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

If your parents didn’t vaccinate you or if (like in my case) the vaccine didn’t exist when you were a kid, go get the MMR shot.

Also, if you were born between 1964-1994 in Australia you probably only had one dose if you did have the vaccine, so you should get a booster as an adult (since 2 doses is the general recommendation for lifetime protection).

See: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/measles/Pages/measles-vax-qanda.aspx

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