Measles. Symptoms. Treatment. Prevention

1. Measles. Symptoms. Treatment. Prevention.

Krivokorytova Natasha,203-05

2.

Measles is an acute infection caused by a virus that attacks the upper respiratory
tract.
Symptoms of measles:
• Fever
• Runny nose
• Cough
• Conjunctivitis
• Spots Belsky - Filatova - Koplik
• Stomachache
• Skin rash
• Photophobia

3.

Complications after measles:
The most frequent and dangerous complications include.
• Laryngitis
• Bronchitis
• Sometimes it is stomatitis.
• Diseases of the nervous system
• Sore throat,
• Otitis media,
• Heart disease

4.

Treatment of measles:
Measles treated at home, but if it necessary, you will theat in the hospital .
• You need to comply with bed rest, drink a lot of warm, follow a light diet.
• You rinse your mouth with warm boiled water.
• You should use special drugs.
• Use eye drops.

5.

Prevention of measles:
• The patient must be isolated.
• All the people that had contact with the patient, separated for a few
weeks.
• The room should be regularly aired and cleaning the room every days.