{"id":1520,"date":"2020-05-08T10:51:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T10:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.kayawell.com\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2020-05-09T11:45:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T11:45:34","slug":"measles-symptoms-causes-risk-factors-and-preventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/measles-symptoms-causes-risk-factors-and-preventions","title":{"rendered":"Measles- Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Preventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Measles is\nan illness caused by a virus from a childhood. Once very popular, a vaccine\nnowadays will almost always prevent measles. Measles, also known as rubeola,\ncan be debilitating and even fatal for small children. Although mortality rates\nhave fallen worldwide as more children seek the measles vaccine, the disease\nstill kills more than 100,000 people a year, most of them below 5 years of age.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall,\nmeasles hasn&#8217;t been prevalent in the United States for more than a decade\nbecause of high vaccination rates. In 2004, the United States had about 30\ncases of measles but more than 600 in 2014. Most cases happened outside the\ncountry and occurred in people who were not vaccinated or who didn&#8217;t know\nwhether they were vaccinated or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signs and\nsigns of measles begin from 10 to 14 days after being exposed to the virus.\nTypical measles signs and symptoms include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fever<\/li><li>Dry cough<\/li><li>Runny nose<\/li><li>Sore throat<\/li><li>Inflamed eyes <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ninfection occurs in a sequence of stages during a period of two to three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Infection and incubation:<\/strong> The measles\nvirus incubates for the first 10 to 14 days after you are sick. This time you\ndon&#8217;t have any signs or symptoms of measles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nonspecific signs and symptoms:<\/strong> Measles\nusually begins with mild to moderate fever, which is often with a persistent\ncough, runny nose, inflamed eyes and sore throat. This relatively mild disease\nwill last two to three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Communicable period:<\/strong> An\nindividual with measles may spread the virus to another person for about eight\ndays, starting four days before the rash appears, and ending four days after\nthe rash has been present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When to see a doctor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think\nyou or your child may have been exposed to measles, or if you or your child has\na measles-like rash, call your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Measles is a\nhighly infectious disease caused by a virus that replicates on an infected\nchild or adult&#8217;s nose and throat. Then, when someone has coughs, sneezes or\ntalks with measles, infected droplets stream into the air, where other people\ncan inhale it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fever<\/li><li>Dry cough<\/li><li>Runny nose<\/li><li>Sore throat<\/li><li>Inflamed eyes <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Risk factors for measles include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Being Unvaccinated:<\/strong> If you\nhaven&#8217;t been given the measles vaccine, you&#8217;re much more likely to contract the\ndisease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Travelling:\nIf you are travelling to developing countries where measles is more common, the\nchance of catching the disease is higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Having a vitamin A deficiency:<\/strong> When your\ndiet contains not enough vitamin A, you are more likely to serious symptoms and\ncomplications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complications\nof measles may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ear infection:<\/strong> A bacterial\near infection is one of the most common complications of measles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bronchitis:<\/strong> laryngitis or croup. Measles can\ncause inflammation of your voice box (larynx) or an inflammation of the inner\nwalls that line your lungs&#8217; main air passageways (bronchial tubes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Pneumonia<\/strong>.\nPneumonia is common measles&#8217; complication. People with weakened immune systems\ncan develop mainly serious, variety of pneumonia which is sometimes dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Encphalitis<\/strong>: Usually, 1 in 1,000 measles\nsufferers experiences a disease called encephalitis. Encephalitis may occur\nimmediately following measles, or may not occur until months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pregnancy ProblemsL<\/strong> If you are\npregnant, special precautions must be taken to prevent measles, since the\ndisease can lead to premature labour, low birth weight and maternal death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centers\nfor Disease Control and Prevention suggests taking the measles vaccine for\nchildren and adults to avoid measles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Measles vaccine in children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctors\ngenerally give babies the first dose of the vaccine between 12 and 15 months to\navoid measles in children, with the second dose normally given between the ages\nof 4 and 6. Keep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are\ngoing to fly overseas while your child is between 6 and 11 months old, speak to\nyour child&#8217;s doctor about getting the measles vaccine sooner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your\nchild or teen did not receive the two doses at the prescribed time, two doses\nof the vaccine could be needed four weeks apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Measles vaccine in adults<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re\nan adult you can need the measles vaccine to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Has an increased risk of measles \u00e2\u20ac\u201d such as\nattending college, travelling internationally or working in a hospital\nenvironment \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and you don&#8217;t have proof of immunity. Evidence of immunity\nrequires written evidence of the vaccines or proof of immunity or previous\nillness from the laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Was born in 1957 or later and you don&#8217;t\nhave proof of immunity. Evidence of immunity requires written evidence of the\nvaccines or proof of immunity or previous illness from the laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re\nnot sure if you need the measles vaccine, talk to your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preventing new infections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\nhave measles once, the body has built up its immune system to combat the virus,\nso you cannot get measles again. Many people who were born or were staying in\nthe United States before 1957 are prone to measles, mainly because they had it\nalready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s the\nmeasles vaccine for everyone else which is necessary for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promoting and preserving widespread\nimmunity. Measles has been nearly eliminated in the United States since the\nadvent of the measles vaccine but not everyone has been vaccinated. This result\nis known as herd immunity. But herd immunity can now weaken a little,\npotentially due to a decrease in vaccination levels. The incidence of measles\nrecently dramatically increased in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Preventing a resurgence of measles. Steady\nvaccination levels are critical because measles begins to come back soon after\nthe vaccination rates decline. A now-discredited study was published in 1998\nthat wrongly linked autism to the vaccine against measles-mumps-rubella (MMR).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measles is an illness caused by a virus from a childhood. Once very popular, a vaccine nowadays will almost always prevent measles. Measles, also known as rubeola, can be debilitating and even fatal for small children. 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