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Can One Get Measles Twice?

Hello Dr. Could you answer this for me? Can you get measles two times? My husband had measles as a child.....but now we are going on a trip to Spain in Oct and I'm concerned about the measle outbreak there as he does have a weaked immune system from Leukemia.....although he is absolutely doing fine the last 7 years. He did have them as a child. Should we be concerned about going there? Thank you so much.
Mon, 27 May 2019
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Hi,

Any viral infection which generally does not relapse, may occur again if the patient is immuno-compromised. You husband is also immunologically deprived, so the measles might recur.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilyas Patel
Dermatologist
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Can One Get Measles Twice?

Hi, Any viral infection which generally does not relapse, may occur again if the patient is immuno-compromised. You husband is also immunologically deprived, so the measles might recur. Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilyas Patel Dermatologist