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Measles Symptoms and Prevention Guide

Measles is a viral disease that causes fever and a red rash. Early symptoms include fever, pink eye, cough, and sore throat. A few days later, a red rash appears on the face and spreads to the entire body over several days. Treatment focuses on rest, fever medication, and isolation. Prevention methods include vaccination and isolation from infected individuals.

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Measles Symptoms and Prevention Guide

Measles is a viral disease that causes fever and a red rash. Early symptoms include fever, pink eye, cough, and sore throat. A few days later, a red rash appears on the face and spreads to the entire body over several days. Treatment focuses on rest, fever medication, and isolation. Prevention methods include vaccination and isolation from infected individuals.

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Signs and CONDITIONS Measles

Symptoms Conditions include: Measles is an infectious viral disease that


causes fever and a red rash all over the

 The signs occur gradually  Red rash skin. This commonly occurs in children.
Spread by airborne droplets through the
raging from least harming to nasal and threat.
 Sore throat
serve pain.
 Pink eye
 Early symptoms include:
 Headache
 Fever
 Photophobia  Loss of appetite
 Malaise
 Conjunctivitis  Fever
 Rhinitis
 Last between 7 to 18
 Cough
days
 Found by small spots inside
the cheeks that appear 4-5  Typically, 14 days to
days after symptoms and 1-
2 days before rash. the onset of Rash
 Body temperature increase
from 103-105 degrees.
 Rash appears on the facial
aspect of the individual first
and within 24-48 hours
spread rapidly on the body.
 Within 3-5 days the rash
settles
TREATMENT PREVENTION
Treatment is symptomatic
METHODS
Some tips that could help prevent the
 The individual should practice child or individual from getting measles
bed rest. Best in a dark room include:
to alleviate symptoms.  Get vaccinated for the virus
before you get it.
 Take medication for fever to  If infected stay isolated for
cool down. measles is contagious during its
rash phase
 DO NOT take pain killers,
aspirin to relieve pain for this  If you know someone who has
may cause more symptoms or had measles don’t make
and problems to arise in the direct contact with them or
infected child. stand too close to them for,
they can still infect you unless
you know they are cured for
 The child should be kept
sure.
isolated until rashes
dissipates.
 It is transferred through nasal
and throat passages so do not
 This disease typically doesn’t inhale or stand near anything
last very long if cared for contaminated or unclean for
properly and brought to the disease could be looking for
physicians’ attention as soon a host.
as possible.

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