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Measles! REWARD $10,000
DESCRIPTION
The measles is a highly contagious disease that may spread fast even with highly immunized people, is causes rashes all over the body and people usually gain very high fevers, especially for children under the age of five.
MOST COMMON VICTIMS!
The most common victims are small children, usually under the age of five. Approximately 145,700 people died from measles in 2013-in which most were small children.
SYMPTONS
Measles symptoms dont usually appear until 10 to 14 days after exposure. They include cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, sore throat, fever, and a red blotchy skin rash.
Cough: Can be dry, severe
Whole Body: fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, malaise
Nasal: Redness, runny nose, or sneezing
Skin: Rashes or red spots
Vaccines!
Vaccines for the measles is MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. One dose of MMR vaccine is about 93% effective at preventing measles if exposed to the virus, and two doses are about 97% effective. two doses of the vaccine is recommended for children. one dose is required for an adult.
Symptoms of the vaccine may be:
- Difficulty in breathing or swallowing
- hives
- itching, especially of feet or hands
- reddening of skin, especially around ears
- Bruising or purple spots on skin
- confusion
- double vision
Danger!!!
Measles may not be much of a threat to people with good immune systems, and may just be a nuisance, but the measles is highly dangerous to small children or people with bad immune systems! Contact your doctor immediately if symptoms are seen.
HOW IT IS CONTRACTED
The virus lives in the back of throat or throat in an infected person. The measles are very easily spread through physical contact, and coughing and sneezing. infected droplets of mucus can still remain infected out of the body even after many hours. This means that the virus can live outside the body- on door handles, and many different surfaces