What infectious diseases have you had versus those you’ve been vaccinated against?

[PuzzledObserver]

Just curious, really.

I’ve had:-

Measles
Chicken pox
Hepatitis A
Pneumonia
Glandular fever

I’ve been vaccinated against:

Whatever childhood things they gave in the 60’s (diphtheria and whooping cough, I think)
Polio
Tetanus
Smallpox
Rubella
Typhoid (lasts 3 years, expired)
Yellow fever (lasts 10 years, expired)
Hepatitis B
Pneumonia (lasts 10 years, expired)
Flu (annual for last 20 years)

Had the usual 70s ones except whooping cough, which was advised against back then as still live vaccine, I think, as I was a premature baby.

Got whooping cough during the long hot summer of 76 and my parents are still traumatised by it (much more than me being ventilated etc as a baby) and were very relieved when I got my babies jabbed for it.

Got chicken pox badly age 16. Never had measles, mumps, or rubella but had the rubella jab as a teenager.

Got hep A, tetanus and polio and other jabs as a kid then boosters at college.

After dc1 was born there was measles going round and I asked if he could have MMR early. I was unimpressed by the number of medical staff who told me that as I was breastfeeding, he'd be protected, even after I pointed out that I'd never had the MMR nor had measles or mumps.

Eventually my GP said 'good point', talked to PHE and got me the jab. I was very glad, especially when I was pregnant with dc2 and mumps went round nursery.

I have had
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Scarlet fever
Whooping cough
Chicken pox
Vaccinated against Polio, and I think Diptheria. Not sure what else.
I had the daisy stamp too for TB, and mine was borderline, so they hummed and ha-ed but gave me the vaccination in the end.

I had all the vaccinations as a child in the 80s, as an adult I've had hepatitis vaccine and whooping cough one when pregnant

I've caught:
Chicken pox
Mumps
Shingles
Pneumonia
Pleurisy twice
Swine flu
Scarlet fever

@CherryPavlova

Unfortunately, regarding your statement that pneumonia is not infectious, you are wrong.

It is in fact, well known to be contracted by inhalation of droplets and can be acquired in the community. There is a large and growing literature on this infectious, lower respiratory condition.

In fact, according to the WHO, it is the ‘leading cause of infectious disease-related mortality worldwide’.

I’m sure that you while you have to remain creative, you want your factual information to be correct. Given the nature of what you have told us about your professional role you probably also have some time on your hands to catch up on your reading, so here is a link to get you started.

journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstract/2012/08000/Spectrum_of_Respiratory_Viruses_in_Children_With.5.aspx

Sorry IrisAtwood, a word missing. Most. You are right some types of pneumonia are infectious but most pneumonia’s are caused by infecting agents that do not cause pneumonia in others. Granny having pneumonia isn’t usually at risk of putting little Freddy in hospital.

IrisAtwood. Nature of job means I’m incredibly busy at the moment. What an odd comment.

Not too busy to spend a lot of time constructing posts on MN.

Anyway. I stand by my comment. You stated categorically that ‘pneumonia is not infectious’. Given what you have told us about the nature of your work I would have thought that clarity and accuracy would be important.

Something that I sometimes find lacking in some your posts.

My comment isn’t odd at all. Curious why you would think so.

Anyway, I am sure that you have some very important meetings, policies and hams to bake.

I had all my childhood immunisations against things like tetanus, whooping cough, diptheria and whatever else. I am pre-MMR so have had mumps, although I don't remember being terribly ill with it. I also was tested for rubella when I was about 13 and found to have immunity, although my mum doesn't remember me having it more than a few strange unexplained rashes. I also had the BCG when I was about 14.

Have been immunised for travel against things like Hep A and Typhoid but that was a few years ago.

Vaccines were really expensive where I lived as a small child so I didn’t have them until we moved to the UK apart from tetanus.

I’ve had
Whooping cough
Measles
Rubella
Chicken pox
Mumps
Hepatitis B

I have since had every NHS available vaccine, including the flu vaccine. I don’t have a fully functioning spleen (it was damaged as a small child) so I catch everything.

I’ve had chicken pox and had the flu once when I was ten. Been vaccinated against everything offered in childhood, never had any other major illnesses.

No baby vaccinations as my big brother had had a horrific reaction to his.

I did have Rubella and BCG in teens.

I have had:

Chicken Pox (was awful)
German Measles (prior to vac)
Flu (once)

I'm in my 40's.

I've had:
Whooping cough
Mumps
Measles
Rubella
Chicken pox
Glandular fever

I was vaccinated against TB at school and I've had two whooping cough vaccinations as an adult when pregnant.
I recently found out I had never had MMR (I was unsure if I'd had it in early teens and no doctor seemed to be able to give me an answer,). I will be having that as soon as possible after I give birth.
I am really angry with my parents for choosing to not vaccinate, based on some stupid newspaper scaremongering in the late 70s.
My children will have all their jabs and we also intend to pay for chicken pox vaccinations.

Vaccinated for everything available in the 80s - 90s including BCG and later vaccines for Asia and tetanus. Still managed to catch

Mumps
Rubella
Whooping cough
Chicken pox and shingles
Flu
Meningitis

No idea how they got through tbh. My mum was a nurse and was mortified as people thought she was anti vax when I caught whooping cough, in particular

I've had mumps, chicken pox and whooping cough (despite being vaccinated - can't think how much more miserable it would have been if I hadn't been vaccinated!)

Vaccinated against the rest, including annual flu jab.

Has anyone read the recent coverage about countries with BCG still in their vaccine schedules having lower numbers of coronavirus deaths? For example, it has never been a scheduled vaccine for Italy and USA. I thought the UK would be one of those countries perhaps that would follow the same pattern since BCG was on the schedule for about 50yrs but perhaps the uptake was not as high as the other vaccines; I remember lots of my school friends getting out of it because they didn't like the size of the needle.
As for what I had, born in 1980s, so had all the usual childhood vaccines, I think had the MMR twice as we moved and the headteacher made it mandatory before entering school and my mum couldnt prove I'd had it already. Also, my mum said I'd had measles before having the MMR. Had the BCG (glad I did if there is a link to Corona protection). Had chickenpox. Only had the bad flu people talk about, eg can't move out of bed, once, in my late teens.
My children I think have had more added to their vaccine schedule. We also live in an area where they piloted the flu nasal spray being given to all primary school children annually, I think that has prevented my son having as many viral wheeze episodes. My children have had chickenpox, hand foot and mouth, scarlet fever.

@Liverbird77 will you need an MMR? You’ve had measles, mumps and rubella so should now be immune?

I’ve had

Chicken pox
Meningitis

Vaccinated against

Polio
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Diptheria
Whooping cough
TB
Yellow fever
Typhoid

The last two, I’ve been to Kenya

I’ve had previous flu vaccs but not in the last few years

@Likethebattle yes, I need it. I was told the chances of getting them are slim but not non existent.

I was on the Trial for the original measles jab in 1964. I have never had measles.

Apart from chickenpox I didn't ever catch any of the usual childhood diseases.

My DD1 is the same. Got chickenpox as a teen despite it doing the rounds many times when she was small, and never caught anything else until Glandular Fever at 16.

DS had both rubella and mumps, despite having the MMR.

I was born 1990.

Only had chicken pox.

I've had all the normal vaccines babies had in the 90s plus the normal ones that all the kids had when I was at school.

Had whooping cough vaccine when I was pregnant and also hepatitis and typhoid vaccinations when I went to Africa.

Also had flu vaccine when I was pregnant but that was the only time. I've never had flu and I'm not particularly at risk.

@Liverbird77 wow you get told you are immune once you have the illnesses. It’s all a lie lol

I had all the usual vaccinations in the early 80's and the MMR and BCG in the 90's. As far as I can remember I've only ever caught chicken pox and hand foot and mouth disease.

Had:

Glandular Fever.
Chicken pox.

Vax:
Polio
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
TB
Flu
Hep A
I'm sure there's more but cant remember.

I had rubella as a child and chicken pox as a mid 30s adult.
My username may give an idea of my age so had all the usual vaccinations at the time. Most recent was a tetanus (3 years ago). The BCG was quite an event at school I seem to recall. I remember one boy in tears and one girl fainted.

My late mother paid extra to have me vaccinated against smallpox but refused to allow me to get the rubella vaccine.

Eventually I lost a child, and decided to get the rubella vaccine in the aftermath (rubella not implicated in miscarriage, just one of those things). I had already the mumps, and was one of the first to get the measles jab, but they weren't doing the rubella vaccine separate so I had to go through the MMR in my thirties.

Still not autistic.