General Discussion

I remember some cases at my school when I was a kid, but it skipped me. I haven't heard of anyone I know having it since then. I assume it must be less contagious than measles and rubella, because relatively few kids seemed to catch it, even back then.

I had measles when I was 7 and rubella when I was 14, during what I later learned was a major nationwide epidemic during which 20,000 children were born with serious heart, hearing, and vision problems related to rubella exposure in utero. It's almost always a very mild disease when kids or aduIts get it but can be catastrophic when contacted by pregnant mothers. I'm glad those days are over and really hope antivaxxers dont manage to bring them back.