Childhood illnesses i have never had mumps. measels, chickpox or any other childhood health issue even though all of my 4 siblings did. i am now 45, do i still need to be worried about being infected around kids?

The : The reason you may not have had mumps or measles is because you were vaccinated against it when you were a child. Chicken pox(varicella) is another story because there was no vaccine for ir when you were a child. You may have had this disease as a child and not be aware of it. Your doctor can do special testing in order to find out if you are immune to varicella, as well as measles and mumps. If you are not immune then you can request to be vaccinated. Also keep in mind that most kids are vaccinated against these diseases so your overall risk of being exposed is fairly low.

Immunization: We're you fully immunized? If so, you should be protected. If you don't know and cannot access your immunization records, you can have blood testing done to determine your immunity level. If you are not immune to these, you should be immunized as soon as possible! chicken pox is still prevalent, and the measles virus is starting to make a comeback.