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AAP Grand Rounds 3:39-40 (2000)
© 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics

ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY

Does Measles in Childhood Reduce Risk of Asthma?

Source: Paunio M, Heinonen OP, Virtanen M, et al. Measles history and atopic diseases: a population-based cross-sectional study. JAMA. 2000;283:343–346.

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A study from the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau suggested that children who had experienced measles were 33% less likely to develop asthma than children who had been vaccinated against measles.2 The above study from Finland used comprehensive, nationwide computer records of measles and allergic diseases to evaluate this hypothesis. The data included records of 547,910 children aged 14 months to 19 years gathered during a national immunization campaign from November 1, 1982 to June 30, 1986. During health clinic visits parents had been asked about prior . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Dennis R. Ownby, MD, FAAP
Allergy & Immunology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA