What is measles?
Measles is an acute respiratory infectious disease, caused by a virus belonging to the Morbilli virus family, Paramyxoviridae. characteristics to recognize measles in children are fever, inflammation of the respiratory and digestive tract, conjunctivitis, and rashes of red spots spread in order from face to limb and the whole body.
Measles is a common disease, so the disease continuously appears in the community, plus the rate of spread of the disease is very fast, so it is easy to break out into an epidemic.
The age of the disease is mainly in children under 10 years old, especially children under 5 years old. However, the disease has now appeared in adults because they have not been vaccinated or have been vaccinated but have not been vaccinated again.
To date, measles is still a dangerous infectious disease that causes epidemics and is one of the causes of death in children under 5 years old. The disease has a very high infection rate, especially in people who do not have immunity to prevent measles because they have not been vaccinated against measles and have never had measles before.
Symptoms of measles
People infected with measles may experience symptoms within 10 - 14 days of contact with the source of the disease. According to the WHO, measles rashes start to appear on the face and spread throughout the body, this is the most common symptom of measles. In addition, the symptoms of measles also include symptoms such as:
Mild to moderate fever
nasal congestion
throat pain
Ho
Red eyes
Split
Muscle pain or discomfort
Measles can also lead to certain complications, such as blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhea, dehydration, serious respiratory problems and ear infections. These complications can be dangerous and lead to death. People over 30 years old, children under 5 years old and pregnant women need to be very careful during this time.
