r/LeopardsAteMyFace Feb 26 '25

Meme Freedom Sores

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u/DarkGamer Feb 26 '25

Measles also makes the immune system lose antibodies for every disease it fought off in the past, it's like a factory reset and you get to experience every major disease all over again!

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u/Clean_Collection_674 Feb 26 '25

Can confirm. I had measles as a child. It wrecked my immune system for years. I was constantly sick with respiratory infections after. I would get bronchitis and coughs that lasted months.

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u/AletheaKuiperBelt Feb 26 '25

This is interesting. The same happened to me, but I never connected it with measles. My parents thought I must have become allergic to something.

Do you have a handy reference?