Thank you,

[Guest guest]

Your research and findings on vaccines, measles, mumps and their significance in

auto-immune disorders were very interesting. While most of the studies concluded

that it is not a common occurrence, it is something that could happen in a very

small percentage of patients, I've always been a rather " odd duck " when it comes

to symptoms, ailments and treatments. So, FOR ME, it might be a reasonable

assumption that the chicken pox that I had twice as a child, the mumps that I

had as a child, the chronic strep as a teenager (6x in 6mo) and whatever

vaccines that were the " live " virus could have all contributed to my RA as an

adult.

Interesting, very interesting.....Doreen

[Guest guest]

You're very welcome, Doreen. There wasn't much out there on mumps and RA.

In my travels in cyberspace, I read a couple of case reports of

patients with JRA who experienced a period of remission after they

developed the measles. Weird.

The cause of these diseases is still one big mystery. I think it's

likely that there is a genetic predisposition and then several

triggers (which could include infectious diseases or vaccinations). I

wish the mystery were over already.

Not an MD

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Mimi <mimi212@...> wrote:

> Your research and findings on vaccines, measles, mumps and their

> significance in auto-immune disorders were very interesting. While most of

> the studies concluded that it is not a common occurrence, it is something

> that could happen in a very small percentage of patients, I've always been a

> rather " odd duck " when it comes to symptoms, ailments and treatments. So,

> FOR ME, it might be a reasonable assumption that the chicken pox that I had

> twice as a child, the mumps that I had as a child, the chronic strep as a

> teenager (6x in 6mo) and whatever vaccines that were the " live " virus could

> have all contributed to my RA as an adult.

>

> Interesting, very interesting.....Doreen