Shaquondra Potlow by Shaquondra Potlow

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:25:19 UTC

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:27:42 UTC

Unvaccinated young children and pregnant women are at the highest risk of severe measles complications.

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:33:34 UTC

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:33:54 UTC

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:35:10 UTC

Any non-immune person that's not vaccinated or is vaccinated but did not develop immunity can become infected.

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:54:41 UTC

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:55:20 UTC

Measles is very rare here there are fewer than 1,000 cases per year in the United States. Although it is a very viral infection today in Nigeria. The US also began the introduction of the vaccine in 1963.

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-24 23:56:36 UTC

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-25 00:00:04 UTC

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-25 02:42:24 UTC

These are measles also known as rubeola and morbilli. Once you are exposed to the virus, symptoms start up within 10 to 15 days. Which is fever, dry cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, and a reddish-brown rash.

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-25 03:08:49 UTC

There is a vaccine you can be given at ages of 9 months or 15-18 months to prevent measles. The name of this vaccine is called the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella).

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-25 03:15:16 UTC

If vaccine is not taken, then another great option would be isolation.

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-25 04:24:41 UTC

There isn't a specific treatment for measles once it occurs. Usually, the infection clears on its own within two to three weeks. Medication can be prescribed to ease symptoms, such as fever reducers, antibiotics, and vitamin A.

shaquondratanay — 2023-11-25 04:45:07 UTC