Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 Sara wrote: > I exposed my two year old to chicken pox, so that he wouldn't get them later > in life, I had them at 17 and it was really rough for me, he didn't have much > trouble with them at all. I would like to expose them to other childhood > diseases, but it is becoming nearly impossible. While I'm not opposed to the idea of exposing children to these diseases so that they contract it " naturally " I have yet to come across a child with *anything* beyond a cold or flu. I'm not crazy about exposing my son, just because I hate to see him suffer, but I'd rather get it over with. And someone (not on this list) mentioned that it's good for a boy to get it before puberty. Anyone know about this? I asked her for details, but she hasn't had a chance to reply yet. ~Doh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2002 Report Share Posted October 16, 2002 In a message dated 10/16/2002 6:17:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dohdriver writes: > While I'm not opposed to the idea of exposing children to these diseases so > that they contract it " naturally " I have yet to come across a child with > *anything* beyond a cold or flu Anyone with shingles can pass chicken pox to anyone who isn't already immune to them, that is how my son got them. A friend of mine had shingles, her daughter rubbed the rash and got chicken pox, she then threw a " chicken pox party " . I wasn't that big on purposely getting my son sick, but I didn't want him to get them when he was older and would have a harder time with them. Sara Proud Mama to Colin Patrick 12/07/99 Jack Michael 8/07/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2002 Report Share Posted October 16, 2002 On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Doh! wrote: > I'm not crazy about exposing my son, just > because I hate to see him suffer, but I'd rather get it over with. > And someone (not on this list) mentioned that it's good for a boy to get it > before puberty. Anyone know about this? I asked her for details, but she > hasn't had a chance to reply yet. Chicken pox can potentially cause sterility if contracted by an adult man. I believe measels (rubella) can do the same. ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia President, The Arlington Cooperative Organization The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 , Doh! <dohdriver> wrote: > > > > Sara wrote: > > I exposed my two year old to chicken pox, so that he wouldn't get them later > > in life, I had them at 17 and it was really rough for me, he didn't have much > > trouble with them at all. I would like to expose them to other childhood > > diseases, but it is becoming nearly impossible. > > While I'm not opposed to the idea of exposing children to these diseases so > that they contract it " naturally " I have yet to come across a child with > *anything* beyond a cold or flu. Come visit here in Winnipeg - since the varicella vaccine, while available, is not mandatory or even pushed very hard, there is plenty of " natural " chickenpox to be had. Both of my sons got it at daycare. They also got various versions of Coxsackie virus (hand, foot and mouth disease). I'm not crazy about exposing my son, just > because I hate to see him suffer, but I'd rather get it over with. > And someone (not on this list) mentioned that it's good for a boy to get it > before puberty. Anyone know about this? I asked her for details, but she > hasn't had a chance to reply yet. The thing for boys to get before puberty, or else be vaccinated, is mumps. It can cause sterility. There was also a time here in Manitoba that boys were not vaccinated against rubella, just girls, and there was a HUGE outbreak of it just a few years ago. My friend was VERY concerned about her teenaged son, but he seems to be OK, thank G-d. Be well, Hadass in Winnipeg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 , Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia@o...> wrote:> > Chicken pox can potentially cause sterility if contracted by an adult man. > I believe measels (rubella) can do the same. Just to be pedantic, measles and rubella are not the same disease (that is why the vaccine is called the MMR - measles, mumps, rubella). Rubella is sometimes called German measles, which I guess could lead to confusion. It is rubella that can cause birth defects if the mother catches it in early pregnancy. Chicken pox can be quite unpleasant for adults, as can measles, but AFAIK mumps is the one that can cause sterility. Does anybody remember the murder mystery (Agatha Christie?) that hinges on a case of rubella? No vaccination then at all ... Be well, Hadass in Winnipeg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2002 Report Share Posted October 18, 2002 On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Lion's Ima wrote: > , Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia@o...> > wrote:> > > Chicken pox can potentially cause sterility if contracted by an > adult man. > > I believe measels (rubella) can do the same. > > Just to be pedantic, measles and rubella are not the same disease > (that is why the vaccine is called the MMR - measles, mumps, > rubella). Rubella is sometimes called German measles, which I guess > could lead to confusion. It is rubella that can cause birth defects > if the mother catches it in early pregnancy. Chicken pox can be quite > unpleasant for adults, as can measles, but AFAIK mumps is the one > that can cause sterility. Ah, thanks for the clarification. I did some more research, and it appears you're right about chicken pox not causing sterility, although chicken pox tends to be more severe and more likely to develop serious side effects in adults. However, I did find out that contracting chicken pox during pregnancy can cause birth defects, which I wasn't aware of before. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/varicellainfectinp\ reg.asp ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia President, The Arlington Cooperative Organization The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2002 Report Share Posted October 18, 2002 The main issue with chicken pox during pregnancy is the dangerous effect on the fetus of the high fever that can be associated with chicken pox. Or so we were told when my wife contracted chicken pox when she was pregnant with my son many moons ago. And just FYI an undiagnosed case of chicken pox can cause a pregnant woman to test positive for sexually transmitted disease (chicken pox is also known as herpes zoster) and then to make wild accusing phone calls . . . but that's another story. Phil Welsher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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