On December 13, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province announced that it had recorded 2 deaths due to measles in the area, including 1 adult and 1 child.
The second death case just recorded is a 2-year-old patient P.K.L (residing in Ba Ria City), who had an underlying disease of congenital heart disease and had not been vaccinated against measles. This patient was determined to be at risk of infection during treatment in Ho Chi Minh City, along with the underlying disease and immunodeficiency that made the measles severe and died on December 8 at Children's Hospital 1 (Ho Chi Minh City).
A previous death was patient N.T.B.N (born in 1992, residing in Phu My town), who was infected by previous cases of suspected measles rash in the family, without being vaccinated against measles. This patient was hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City on October 30, diagnosed with measles with septic shock, severe multiple organ failure; embolism and thrombosis of the lower extremities; non-specific acute renal failure... On November 5, the patient's family asked to take him home and he died in the evening of the same day.
Since the beginning of the year, the province has recorded 311 cases of rash fever suspected of measles. Of which, mainly concentrated in Phu My town (125 cases) and Vung Tau city (99 cases). And up to 80.6% of the cases have not been vaccinated against measles.
According to the CDC of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, measles is an infectious disease that causes an epidemic, transmitted through the respiratory tract through direct contact with sick people, or surfaces where the virus has been deposited. All people who are not immune to measles are at risk of contracting the disease, especially children. Infected people have typical symptoms of fever, inflammation of the respiratory tract, conjunctivitis, and rash.
If not treated promptly, patients are susceptible to complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis, otitis media, corneal ulcers, diarrhea... and can be fatal. At the same time, there is no specific treatment.
Therefore, the provincial CDC also recommends that people should vaccinate their children against measles from the age of 9 months and get the second measles + Rubella booster shot when they are 18 months old according to the national expanded immunization program at health stations.
Implement preventive measures such as wearing masks; washing hands regularly, maintaining personal hygiene; ensuring proper nutrition; avoiding contact with people who are sick or suspected of having measles. When detecting signs of measles, go immediately to medical facilities for timely examination and treatment to prevent complications and serious developments.
