Disease Details
Measles | |
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Disease Type | Infectious Diseases |
Description |
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease caused by the measles virus may lead to serious complications . |
Causes |
Measles is transmitted through the respiratory tract of an infected person infected by droplets during coughing or sneezing or direct contact with the secretions of the nose and throat . |
Symptoms |
Symptoms typically begin 10–14 days after exposure symptoms include a four-day fever (the 4 D's) and the three C's—cough , coryza (head cold, fever, sneezing), and conjuctivitis (red eyes)—along with a rash fever seen with measles is often as high as 40 °C Koplik spots are small white spots that are commonly seen on the inside of the cheeks opposite the molars |
Treatments |
there is no particular anti virus for measels , but the treatment depends on medications aimed at treating superinfections, maintaining good hydration with adequate fluids, and pain relief. |
Prevention |
immune mothers pass the immunirt to thier newborn , but eventaully the antibodies will be lost in the first 9 months thats why babies are given thier fors MMR vaccine at the age of one year old |