# Childhood Illness **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [6 May 2017 16:08 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828 "2017-05-06T16:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![destiny63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@destiny63](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/destiny63)\ **Post date:** [6 May 2017 16:08 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/1 "2017-05-06T16:08:28Z")
I am interested in finding out if any members have had Scarlet Fever as a child. Thanks Thankyou to all who have responded, I really appreciate it… Please continue responding and maybe ask the same question of anyone else you know with MS and point them to my page. There are approx 89000 people living with MS in England…strength to you all x ---
**Author:** ![skippysprite](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/skippysprite/32/912_2.png) [@skippysprite](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/skippysprite)\ **Post date:** [6 May 2017 17:15 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/2 "2017-05-06T17:15:07Z")
When my daughter was small she had scarlet fever, and it was proven that I was the carrier. Pam x ---
**Author:** ![destiny63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@destiny63](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/destiny63)\ **Post date:** [6 May 2017 17:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/3 "2017-05-06T17:40:20Z")
Thankyou Pam. Tracy x ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [6 May 2017 19:45 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/4 "2017-05-06T19:45:37Z")
I had scarlet fever not sure what age but defiantly under 6 years as was before we moved house Best wishes sandra best wish ---
**Author:** ![destiny63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@destiny63](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/destiny63)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2017 07:16 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/5 "2017-05-07T07:16:36Z")
Thankyou Sandra for sharing that. Take Care ---
**Author:** ![hillybilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@hillybilly](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/hillybilly)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2017 07:33 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/6 "2017-05-07T07:33:18Z")
I had scarlet fever and whooping cough in 1956 ---
**Author:** ![DoctorGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DoctorGeoff](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/DoctorGeoff)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2017 10:14 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/7 "2017-05-07T10:14:48Z")
Don’t know about Scarlet Fever - would have been along time ago. Did have Polio at about age 4-5. Full name is Polio **myelitis,** but one neurologist assured me that this could not have influenced/been responsible for my MS. So, I can remember the Battle of Britain (Lived in Kent, between Biggin Hill and West Malling airfields) and next memory is of the buildup to the Normandy landings. Wow, a whole 3-year chunk out of my young life gone missing. Geoff ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby\_Butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7cd45c/32.png) [@Flutterby\_Butterfly](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Flutterby_Butterfly)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2017 13:07 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/8 "2017-05-07T13:07:05Z")
Hi Destiny I haven’t had scarlet fever at any point in my life … just chicken pox … hope this helps ! ---
**Author:** ![Ssssue](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/ssssue/32/4182_2.png) [@Ssssue](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Ssssue)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2017 13:28 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/9 "2017-05-07T13:28:36Z")
Um, I read this posting and thought I wouldn’t reply because I didn’t have Scarlet Fever or anything other than Chickenpox, but I’ve just looked at it again and wondered why? Has someone suggested that there’s a connection between Scarlet Fever and MS? I know there’s been a connection made between Glandular Fever, or EBV, and MS (which again I didn’t have). Sue ---
**Author:** ![Nelster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nelster](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Nelster)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 09:28 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/10 "2017-05-08T09:28:03Z")
I had viral meningitis when I was 7. The symptoms, interestingly, were the same as my recent relapse. ---
**Author:** ![krakowian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@krakowian](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/krakowian)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 13:31 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/11 "2017-05-08T13:31:10Z")
From a different perspective I wonder if there are any childhood illnesses pwms didn’t get. ---
**Author:** ![Ssssue](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/ssssue/32/4182_2.png) [@Ssssue](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Ssssue)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 14:47 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/12 "2017-05-08T14:47:53Z")
Excellent thought. Maybe there are some viruses or infections that perhaps ‘switched’ our immune systems on in the wrong way. ---
**Author:** ![destiny63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@destiny63](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/destiny63)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 15:12 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/13 "2017-05-08T15:12:13Z")
Yes, that is interesting too. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![krakowian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@krakowian](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/krakowian)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 18:12 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/14 "2017-05-08T18:12:58Z")
Years ago I recall reading an article which said that no one with M.S. had ever developed Aids. Not sure if that is right. Recall a time when all family except me got verruccas (sp) when on holiday in Butlins many years ago. The ‘joke’ ?? was that the m.s. virus? had clearly protected me. ---
**Author:** ![Flowerpot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@Flowerpot](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Flowerpot)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 19:48 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/15 "2017-05-08T19:48:33Z")
Not had scarlet fever. The only childhood illnesses I had were measles and chickenpox. ---
**Author:** ![Flowerpot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@Flowerpot](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Flowerpot)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2017 19:49 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/16 "2017-05-08T19:49:46Z")
I’ve had veruccas three times. Once as a child twice as an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Hope33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@Hope33](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Hope33)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2017 05:59 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/17 "2017-05-09T05:59:00Z")
Never had scarlet fever but did have a tonsillectomy as a child. Anyone have a general anaesthetic as a child for whatever reason? ---
**Author:** ![john\_prideaux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@john\_prideaux](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/john_prideaux)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2017 08:18 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/18 "2017-05-09T08:18:20Z")
My brother had rheumatic fever as a child. I would have been exposed to the same Streptococcus bacterium. Rheumatic fever causes your body to attack its own tissues. ---
**Author:** ![destiny63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@destiny63](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/destiny63)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2017 11:09 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/19 "2017-05-09T11:09:06Z")
Thanks for that John. ---
**Author:** ![Lilac\_Soo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/lilac_soo/32/102_2.png) [@Lilac\_Soo](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Lilac_Soo)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2017 11:15 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828/20 "2017-05-09T11:15:00Z")
ive never had a verucca, or a cold sore for that matter (both very common amongst my family and friends tho) I’ve had chicken pox twice, mumps, glandular fever and shingles 3 times! The irony is that i’ve always thought that as i’d had so many illnesses as a child it had left me with a great immune system as an adult, pfft! although to be fair, i very rarely get colds or flu so maybe it did in that respect 🙂 [Next page](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/childhood-illness/10828.md?page=2)