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Measles (Symptoms (Tiny spots with bluish-white centers on a red…
Measles
Symptoms
Tiny spots with bluish-white centers on a red background found inside the mouth on the inner lining of the cheek
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Skin rash made up of large, flat blotches that often flow into one another
Sequential symptoms
2) Non-specific signs and symptoms: measles typically begins with a mild to moderate fever, often accompanied by a persistent cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes and sore throat. This relatively mild illness may last two or three days
3) Acute illness and rash: the rash consists of small red spots some of which are slightly raised. Spots and bumps in tight clusters give the skin a splotchy red appearance. The face breaks out first. Then the rash spreads all over the body. It then gradually recedes, fading first from the face and last from thighs and feet
1) Infection and incubation: for the first 10 to 14 days after you’re infected, the measles virus incubates. You have no signs or symptoms of measles during this time
4) Communicable period: a person with measles can spread the virus to others for about eight days, starting four days before the rash appears and ending when the rash has been present for four days
Transmission
Measles is transmitted through the air and inhaled by tiny droplets after an infected person sneezes or coughs. This kind of disease is very infectious
Treatment
There’s no specific treatment for measles as it is a virus and cannot be treated. However, you can treat the symptoms, a pain relief such as paracetamol will numb the nerves and senses and relive pain. Measles generally take 2 to three weeks to clear up.
Causes
Measles is a very infectious viral disease that is often caught by young children. It is transmitted through the air in tiny droplets after an infected person sneezes. It causes a fever and skin rash. This is a communicable disease which means that it can be passed on to another person
Prevention
Last year Public Health England estimates that 20 million measles cases and 4,500 deaths have been averted in the UK. The reason why so many cases have been averted is vaccination. vaccination was introduced into the UK in 1968. Most children in developed countries are vaccinated when they are very young. Vaccination involves injecting a stimulant which makes the body produce an antibody to the disease so it can naturally fight of the disease. In less developed countries however where families cannot afford the vaccination and there are no free health service children are not vaccinated. This is why there was 110 000 deaths from measles globally last year.