I thought, that particularly with Rubella it was possible to get it, but have such mild symptoms that it wasn't noticeable. Perhaps you had it before your sister & your mother just thought you were a bit grumpy one day. I'd always thought that was one of the problems with Rubella - children tend to have very few ill effects from it, it's just if you are pregnant that there is such a big problem.
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 18:09:27 +0000, Barbara Dryden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You certainly can develop immunity. When I was a very young child I spent > some time in what was then the Brompton Chest Hospital. I didn't have TB > but ever after was a reactor to the test and have never had to have the jab. > Similarly, when I was pregnant I had a test for rubella (there was no > vaccination available when I was young) and was told that I'd had the > disease. I hadn't, but my sister did have it and I must have picked up the > immunity then. > > Dorian wrote > >Yes, I believe some people did recover, due simply to their own body's being > >able to fight the disease off. I've read of several cases of women who > >lived in Dublin's tenements in the first half of the 20th century (where TB > >was endemic) later having chest x-rays and being asked "when did you have > >TB?". They hadn't even known they'd contracted and recovered from the > >disease, probably because they were too busy nursing family members at the > >time. > > -- -- ________________________________________ Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
