INCREASING LIFE REFERENCE/FURTHER INFO:

EXPECTANCY
Protects Indigenous and Non-
Indigenous Australians from other
diseases that includes; mumps, German
measles, and chicken pox. NEED MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE?
Indigenous life expectancy was
increased by 1.6 years for males and 0.9
years for females over the ten years
(from 1989–1999) as the measles Local Public Health Unit
treatment were suitable to them and (1300 066 055)
were immunised correctly.

Non-Indigenous life expectancy was

increased by 2.7 and 2.8 years. In Myhealth Medical Wetherill
comparison with Indigenous people,
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during their early stage of life.
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The vaccination helps to easily
eradicate, eliminate and controls
severity as immune memory minimises
the consequences of infection.
For Further
Information/Reference:
1 . https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infec
After Measles Vaccination Life

tious/factsheets/Pages/measles_fact
sheet.aspx
2 . https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/ MEASLES
Expectancy

health/conditionsandtreatments/mea
sles
By: Vishal Kunnathur
3. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/meas Senthilkumar
les.html
4 . https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/
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TRANSMISSION
WHAT IS
MEASLES?
Measles is a highly contagious
viral illness which could easily
spread through the air. It can be
spread when infected people
cough or sneeze.
The causative pathogen for the
measles disease is known as the
'rubeola virus'. The virus lives in
the mucus of the nose and throat
of an infected child or adult.
WAYS OF
The main way on how measles
transmit is when an infected
person coughs or sneezes or
have direct contact with virus-
infected fluid. It can survive
on air and on surfaces for up
to two hours. These small
particles are called 'aerosols'.
Another way measles transmit
VACCINATION?
In Australia, the main vaccination that
is when someone touches prevents measles is known as Measles-
contaminated surfaces or Mumps-Rubella-Varicella (MMRV)
objects and then touches their vaccine, will immunise against mumps,
German measles, and chicken pox as
own mouth or nose or eats well as measles.
before washing their hands.
Symptoms usually show up Under the National Immunisation
about 10-12 days after Program (NIP), it is free for anyone born
during or after 1966 who has never had
infection and will infect about
measles infection before. For children,
9 in every 10 people the it will be given 12 months and later 18
person has contact with. months of age.
It is advised to rest, drink plenty of

Symptoms of measles always

start with fever and could later
include; cough, corza (runny
nose), conjunctivitis (inflamed
eyes) or sore throat. Later, a rash
of tiny, red spots breaks out and
expands.
FACT!
'According to the World Health
Organisation (WHO), in 2017, an
estimated 110,000 people around
the world died due to measles!!!'
fluids, and take paracetamol when
vaccinated. There is no specific
treatment when immunising.
The benefits: It reduces the
possibility of spreading it to other
people, immunises by providing full
medicinal support, and reduces serious
complications, that is harder to cure.