tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051910413872751516.post8056912133323021369..comments2023-09-06T01:31:38.653-07:00Comments on Comics, Beer, and Shakespeare: Let's start an epidemic!Lance Christian Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051910413872751516.post-18351102853802436032008-08-08T17:14:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:14:00.000-07:00There was a news story in Toronto a few weeks ago ...There was a news story in Toronto a few weeks ago about four cases of rubella that were diagnosed among people who worked in downtown Toronto. If I were one of the young pregnant women in our office (and there are a lot of 'em, bless 'em) I would have been freakin' terrified.<BR/><BR/>My sisters and I had mild cases of chicken pox and mumps; or maybe it was something else with similar symptoms, because we all had our vaccinations. But a friend of mine contracted mumps somewhat younger than I did and he was sick enough to be hospitalized; after it was over, he had lost all hearing in his left ear.<BR/><BR/>Don't kid yourself: Epidemics can still happen. Many people of our grandparents' generation lost a sibling to diphtheria or polio or tuberculosis. It could happen again, to us or our grandchildren. Even today, TB is a real problem on many Indian reservations in Canada; I don't know about elsewhere.Weemaryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329039927702839707noreply@blogger.com