Science Library Category:
Atopic Densitization
Allergic disease and atopic sensitization in children in relation to measles vaccination and measles infection
Published: 2009
SYNOPSIS
Swedish researchers found that children who had natural measles infection had much lower rates of allergy than children vaccinated against measles.
CITATION
Rosenlund H, Bergstrom A, Alm JS, … PARSIFAL Study Group. Pediatrics. 2009;123(3):771-778.
SUMMARY
In these analyses, measles infection [natural measles] was inversely associated with any allergic symptom or physician’s diagnosis of allergy, suggesting that natural measles infection may protect against allergies in children.