my friends son was immunised against measles and looks as if he has condracted it he has spots and temp. my freind is pregnant if she gets measles I know that is dangerous what can happen to her unborn baby?? Im so worried please help
2007-02-06 18:12:15 · 6 answers · asked by cmayshe 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
she needs to take her son to see his dr. to find out if it IS in fact measles, it could be something else entirely.. dont believe immunizations keep you 100% safe.. i was immunized as a child .. had a booster when i was 15... and STILL had NO ANTIBODIES in my system which was checked TWICE by blood testing some people just do NOT get immunities.. i was re-vacinated and STILL had none in my system.. fifty fifty chance i could contract measles if exposed.... have her get him to dr. immediately best to be safe than sorry.. measles can cause all sorts of birth defects......no vacines are guaranteed to work just look at the flu shot... hope this helps
2007-02-06 18:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by ldysugar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you may know, there are measles and there are "German measles", which is Rubella. Rubella is the disease that poses serious risk to unborn babies in the first trimester.
Your friend has probably been screened for Rubella antibodies, and if she has been vaccinated she should have antibodies.
Your friend has probably also been vaccinated against measles if she's young enough to be expecting a baby, which would mean she has antibodies.
Antibodies are what get built up once a person has been exposed to a disease, and antibodies prevent a person from getting that disease.
I am guessing that if your friend is pregnant and had a child who needed the immunization, the doctor would not have given the immunization if he/she believed there was a risk to a pregnant woman.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is a weakened live virus. Reactions can include a mild rash that doesn't mean the child has a "full blown" case of measles. The mild rash doesn't show up in all children who have been immunized, but is shows up in some.
2007-02-06 18:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With some types of immunisation the patient may get a very mild case of the disease afterwards as a part of achieving immunity. So his spots may or may not be mild measles.
If a woman is in contact with anyone when she is pregnant she should see the doctor as soon as possible as there is an injection he can give to protect her & the baby
The danger period is the first three months..
2007-02-06 19:07:47 · answer #3 · answered by Maryrose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she was immunized as a child then she won't get the measles. Again, if he came down with the measeles LESS than 4 weeks from when he had the shot he didn't get the measles from the shot. He HAD to have been exposed to them BEFORE he got the shot. It takes 4 to 10 weeks for measles to present after having the immunization. If he got the shot two weeks ago then he HAD to have been exposed to the measles at least 6 weeks BEFORE he got the shot.
2007-02-06 18:26:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is very dangerous, regular measles or german measles. she needs to see doc and take kid in to be sure. she can get it even if immunised. immunisation is not 100% effective nor is it lifelong immunity
2007-02-06 18:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 05:49:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋