High titers of mumps & rubella - how do you treat this?
My 4 year old son had titers checked for the following:Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diptheria, and Polio.
He has titers for all of them and some of the levels are pretty high,especially the Mumps, Rubella, and Measles. Here are the results:
Mumps score was 3.14 where a score of 1.10 is positiveRubella score was 2.91 where a score of 1.10 is positiveMeasles score was 1.92 where a score of 1.10 is positive
Diptheria score was 0.54 where a score of 0.01 is positivePolio score was 1.12 where a score of 1.12 is positive
I am very concerned with the high levels of Mumps and Rubella,Measles, and Diptheria. I am not sure what steps to take. Is itpossible to bring these levels down? I’ve heard of using high dosesof Vitamin A for Measles but is there anything to use for the Mumpsand Rubella? Any guidance on what to do or treat this would be soappreciated. We have not had a lot of gains on the diet (8 monthsnow, and soy free for 4 months) so I’m wondering if it’s because ofthese viruses.
Shane Dearmond said,
Wrote on March 27, 2007 @ 1:28 pm
Talk to your DAN! about treating it with Acyclovir. We had a Rubellalevel of 6.2 which means chronic viral infection. Treating it withAcyclovir.
Santina Winkelbauer said,
Wrote on March 27, 2007 @ 6:46 pm
Can you tell me which lab you were able to get titers with numbers, especiallyfor measles? When we had our daughter’s levels checked a few years ago, we onlygot an “immune” rating but with no number for that one, and I’m very curious toknow.
Kira Panganiban said,
Wrote on March 29, 2007 @ 6:22 am
We got the bloodwork done at Quest Diagnostics. Sorry I didn’t getback to you sooner. I got off the computer shortly after I posted myquestion last night.
Santina Winkelbauer said,
Wrote on March 31, 2007 @ 4:34 am
I have done that several times and missed a reply. I’ll have to askmy pediatrician and see if we can get the tests covered, as I think our HMO usedto use them (don’t know if they still do). I don’t know who did the testing whenwe just got the “immune/not immune” information a few years ago, but will haveto check.
Berry Whittenton said,
Wrote on April 1, 2007 @ 9:44 am
We got ours done at Lab Corp. I never paid attention to the numbersbefore, I was only interested in her “immune” rating but now I am payingattention! I don’t know what high numbers mean, if anyone can help I wouldbe so grateful!