Treatment

• Management of measles is supportive.

• Maintenance of hydration, oxygenation, and
comfort are goals of therapy.
• Antipyretics for comfort and fever control are
useful.
• airway humidification and supplemental oxygen
• Respiratory failure from croup or pneumonia
may require ventilatory support.
• Oral rehydration is effective in most cases, but
severe dehydration may require intravenous
therapy.
• Vitamin A therapy is indicated for all
patients with measles and should be
administered once daily for 2 days at doses
of 200,000 IU for children 12 mo of age or
older; 100,000 IU for infants 6 mo through
11 mo of age; and 50,000 IU for infants
younger than 6 mo of age.

Prevention
• Patients shed measles virus from 7 days after
exposure to 4-6 days after the onset of rash.
• standard and airborne precautions
• Isolation for immunocompromised patient.
• VACCINE: current recommendations include a 1st
dose at 12-15 mo of age, followed by a 2nd
dose at 4-6 yr of age.
 • Should not be administered in pregnant women
• Post- Exposure Prophylaxis
•
• The vaccine is effective in prevention or
modification of measles if given within 72 hr
of exposure.
• However, Immune globulin may be given up to
6 days after exposure to prevent or modify
infection.
• Immune globulin is indicated for susceptible
household contacts of measles patients,
especially infants younger than 6 mo of age,
pregnant women, and immunocompromised
persons.