r/MurderedByWords Jan 31 '25

#1 Murder of Week Your response is concerning, Bobby!

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u/MacRoach86 Jan 31 '25

Yep and then moved to America.

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u/once-was-hill-folk Jan 31 '25

And he still does the rounds, giving talks and presentations. In a few cases, preventable infectious diseases saw localised increases after he rolled through.

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u/MacRoach86 Jan 31 '25

Yeah measles is the scary one. It’s not chicken pox folks. Kids can literally lose limbs

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u/Affectionate_Ad_3722 Jan 31 '25

Chicken pox can also cause issues and shouldn't be treated lightly.

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u/MacRoach86 Jan 31 '25

Very true. My mom has shingles recently. I’ve never had the pox which is rare?!

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u/Affectionate_Ad_3722 Jan 31 '25

there is a vaccine, it is suitable for ages 9 months to 65 years, worth looking into in your area.

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u/Savings-Kick-578 Jan 31 '25

Back in the day, whenever a child got Chicken Pox, the mom would call ALL of the neighborhood moms and tell them. Then those moms would grab their children and take them by to “visit” the Chicken Pox child to expose them. My ENTIRE neighborhood got the Chicken Pox the very same week. No joke.

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u/Affectionate_Ad_3722 Jan 31 '25

Freaky that it was seen as no big deal.

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u/Mental-Ask8077 Feb 01 '25

Before there was an effective vaccine, that was actually a rational strategy.

Kids usually handle it better than adults. So making sure all the kids nearby get it, when the adults are able to be prepared to take care of them, actually worked to create a basic level of herd immunity and prevent infection in older adults who would be likely to have more severe effects.

Now that there is a good vaccine, however, that sort of thing isn’t necessary.

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u/Savings-Kick-578 Jan 31 '25

It was literally a party. My Mom shakes her head now whenever it comes up.