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Is it possible to get measles as an adult?
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Yes: Any non-immune person could get measles at any age. For those 50 & above measles was so common that few passed through childhood without infection.After 1971 when an improved measles vaccine(mmr) was licensed, wild measles went through a steady decline.After 2 decades a booster dose became standard & measles became rare.Today we see pockets of measles from imported cases & in unimmunized persons.
Answered 3/5/2018
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Yes: Yes it is possible If you have never been immunized and never had Measles before and get exposed to any one with Measles an Adult can get Measles
Answered 1/3/2015
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