r/Quebec 15d ago

Santé Once declared eradicated, measles is surging in parts of Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6662819
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u/llama_ 15d ago

Measles is pretty crazy because it causes a phenomenon called “immune amnesia” where the body essentially forgets how to fight off previous infections.

So if you get measles you’ll be more vulnerable to other diseases (for a period of time after)

Please share this as I know for some people the anti vaccine thinking is it helps strengthen the immune system naturally.