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Thread #39513 Message #560650
Posted By: Charcloth
28-Sep-01 - 08:47 AM
Thread Name: measles 'sow took the measles'
Subject: measles 'sow took the measles'
There is a song that goes back to about the time of the American Revolutionary War, called "The Sow took the Measels" (and died in the spring) Now I have read somewhere that long ago the name "measels" refered to alot of things including small pox. So I have a few questions, 1)was this song refering to small pox or the German measles or something else 2)do hogs & people catch the same type from each other, 3)when was the small pox vacination first used [I know that it was administered on the Lewis & Clark expedition- but how much earlier does it date] Thanks all Charcloth