State residents recall toll of measles before vaccines
The 1958 measles season was underway in Madison. Marilyn Kelso, her son Robbie Kelso, seated on her lap, and son Tom Kelso, right, received gamma globulin injections to minimize the effects of measles. On the left are Mike Bartlett and Mary Bartlett. Phyllis Bartlett is shown holding a Red Cross plasma pool from which gamma globulin could be processed. (Arthur M. Vinje / Wisconsin State Journal / Wisconsin Historical Society) The 1958 measles season was underway in Madison. Marilyn Kelso, her son Robbie Kelso, seated on her lap, and son Tom Kelso, right, received gamma globulin injections to minimize the effects of measles. On the left are Mike Bartlett and Mary Bartlett. Phyllis Bartlett is shown holding a Red Cross plasma pool from which gamma globulin could be processed. (Arthur M. Vinje / Wisconsin State Journal / Wisconsin Historical Society)
The measles started like a typical childhood illness for Dorothy Thompson — with just a runny nose. But she soon developed itchy red blotches across her skin and a fever so high doctors feared it co...
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