Can you catch measles twice

Answer 1

No,the person who has once caught measles has the antibodies against measles viruses.

When a person has caught measles th T type lymphocytes detect the type of virus and then the B type lymphocytes produce antibodies for the viruses of maesles.Antibodies stick with these viruses and destroy them.

This person can not get measles again in life because the antibodies against measeles are already produced for prevntion by catching measles once. These antibodies are memory cell for this specific type of viruses.

Answer 2

It is possible, though uncommon. Usually it only happens if the persons immune system becomes weakened somehow after the first occurrence of the illness.
My son, now 4, has had German Measles twice.

13 July 2011 he was diagnosed by our GP

20 July 2012 he was diagnosed again

Waiting for 2013.... LOL

Answer 3

It is a tricky question. Who made the diagnosis of German Measles? Rash is a rash. The presentation of other viral rash can confuse even an astute clinician. That being so, clinical diagnosis of Rubella is unreliable. Only serological test can establish a diagnosis of past infection. Once a person is serologically proven to have had a past infection or immunity from vaccine, one could reasonably be certain that that person is immune and would not get the disease.

Answer 4

yes... because virus of chicken pox and measles are different.
Yes; a history of chicken pox doesn't protect you against German measles.

Answer 5

Most likely not because a woman had cow pox in an experiment and was then given the small pox disease and never got it. Wow i did learn something from my Honors Biology teacher.

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

no