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A school-age child has died from a rare complication of measles contracted in infancy, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday.

The child, who had been too young to be vaccinated when they were infected by the virus, died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, according to the county health department. The incurable disorder causes progressive brain damage and is nearly universally fatal.

About 1 in 10,000 people who get measles develops the disorder, but the risk is 1 in 600 for infants.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's why if you make vaccinations optional they don't work even for people who do get the vaccine. This is an example of that - although the infant was too young, someone gave them measles because they weren't vaccinated.

Measles will be more prevalent this year and next year and next and so on because of idiots who hate science, women, and people who look different from them.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

measles interferes with the dendritic cells that relays immunity, so you will be temporarily immunocompromised as a result.

COVID does it to a lesser extent, i had it last week the razor blade throat(i was vaccinatdd in may) and my atopic dermatitis suddenly turned off from that temporarily(like the rashes dried up like i was on strong steroids)