Measles

Measles
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Measles

  • Age:vaccination of children aged 1 and 6 years

The vaccine and its manufacturer:
vaccines Prioryx

Vaccination against the disease:
syringeZHKV syringePDA

Description of the disease

Measles is an infectious disease caused by an RNA virus that provokes inflammation of the upper and sometimes lower respiratory tract, has a characteristic small-point rash, possible complications from the nervous system. Adults, unlike children, tolerate measles harder.

  • Treatment

    Treatment is most often symptomatic: hygiene of the oral cavity, nose, eyes, plenty of drinking, antitussives and antihistamines (as needed). In case of severe forms, hospitalization is indicated.

  • Prevention

    Prevention is vaccination, which provides protection for 10 years.

  • Symptoms

    The incubation period is up to 2 weeks, after which symptoms appear:
    general malaise, headache, decreased appetite; high temperature; catarrhal phenomena of the nasopharynx and oropharynx, abundant discharge from the nose; Bielsky-Filatov-Koplyk spots (on the mucous membrane of the cheeks, whitish spots are surrounded by a narrow red border); hoarseness of voice, barking cough, wheezing; swelling of the eyelids, conjunctivitis; sometimes a reaction to light; rash on the 3rd-4th day of illness: the first day - the face, behind the ears, on the neck, the second - covers the trunk and arms, sometimes the hips, the third - completely on the legs, and the face becomes paler, the temperature decreases.

  • Diagnostics

    Diagnosis - clinical picture, laboratory (virological) studies.