Measles epidemic?? :P

[Hedders]

The government are now saying there is going to be a measles epidemic!!

How dangerous is measles in the UK anyway? As i understand it measles only tends to kill people who are dying (starving to death etc) anyway.

More government scaremongering?

[lunarscope]

IIRC, the death rate for childhood measles is 1 in 5000.

[Jasandjules]

This isn't new, a few Docs were talking about an Epidemic last year.

[randomman]

lunarscope said:

IIRC, the death rate for childhood measles is 1 in 5000.

Is that in this country? Or does that take in account the forementioned starving to death folk?

[Lois22]

Fatality is rare 1-10:1000 I think, but Measles can cause serious problems for pregnant women if they come in contact with someone with it.

[MentalSarcasm]

IIRC correctly, isn't the more dangerous part of measles the potential complications? Pneumonia and scarring of the corneas, for example.