Measles
Measles, also known as ‘Rubeola,’ is one of the viral infectious conditions in childhood. It is a killer disease if it is not properly controlled through vaccination. Previous researches show that over one million children die of measles across the world. Furthermore, the other data examines that over 100,000 deaths are registered annually due to measles, most of them being persons under the age of five years. Sadly, the actual fatality data may be consequently higher than the presented data, considering that there are several unreported death cases. Many people realize that measles has taken the toll of children late, resulting in the worst thing on human life. It is worth to immunize children against this deadly condition to reduce, or necessary to avoid the increasing mortality and modality rate. Notably, the immunization schedule may seem boring to parents. However, it has great importance for the life of children and adults.
Measles has several signs and symptoms. They mostly occur within 10 to 14 days of infection. These signs and symptoms include fever, sore throat, runny nose, dry cough, inflamed eyes, skin rash, and small white-bluish spots in the mouth known as ‘Koplik.’ The infection undergoes stages within these days of infection. The incubation stage takes 10 to 14 days as the virus gets in the body. There are no signs and symptoms at this stage. It is followed by the symptomatic stage, where the symptoms start to be experienced. Rash and acute illness is a stage at which the seriousness of the infection gets the toll of the person. The last stage is the communicable period, where the infected person can spread it to others.
Henceforth, it is good to ensure that children undergo a proper immunization schedule to get measles vaccination. Once the infection gets in person, it is worth consulting the doctor for medical attention. Notably, the disease is highly contagious and capable of killing. Henceforth, both children and adults should get necessary prevention and treatment measures to avoid adverse impacts.