• MightyThistle 🌺♀️@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Measles scares the crap out of me. Not only can you die or get serious complications from the initial infection but there’s this super scary disease you can get years later when the virus reawakens. The disease is called Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) and it has a 95% fatality rate. 95! That’s extremely scary and only makes me more relieved I’ve been vaccinated. The fact it’s entirely preventable yet is making the rounds again in the US due to a corrupt and inherently stupid excuse of an administration is infuriating