If your immune system is "weak", does it mean that you can get Measles again?

Question

I mean: if it is weak it may not do its job well

Answer 1

Let's be specific here.

It's pretty vague wording.

If your immune system is "weak" meaning "you get sick more often than you think you should," that's a nonscientific set of assumptions only actual observation could discern.

If it's "weak" as in "compromised" due to, say, chemotherapy or HIV, then it is possible that your antibodies to the disease will be destroyed and, thus, allow infection. (The later stages of HIV allow "opportunistic infections", or disease that a healthy person would not worry about because the immune system would fight them off. These include diseases such as thrush (yeast infection of the mouth), tuberculosis, Karposi's Sarcoma, etc.)

In the latter case, you do need to be under more active medical care to try and treat these diseases as early as possible.

Answer 2

No, if you've had measles you won't get them again with a weak immune system.

It means that minor little coughs that other people shrug off in a day or two can devastate you and make you really sick. It also means that a serious infection for other people could be life-threatening for you.

Answer 3

Yup - even if it isn't particularly weak (Like no major systemic diseases) you can get Measles more than once.

One of my friends has had it 4 times - she's just susceptible (lucky her!)

If you think you might have it - go check with the doctor!

Answer 4

yes ofcourse! measles are viral.. and for the virus to be terminated anti-bodies are needed...