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Measles Symptoms and Prevention

Measures is a viral disease that causes rashes, fever, cough, and red eyes. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or close personal contact. Common symptoms appear 7-14 days after exposure and include Koplik spots inside the mouth. While there is no cure for measles, vaccines and vitamin A can reduce symptoms and prevent infection if administered shortly after exposure. Getting both doses of the MMR vaccine, typically at ages 1 and 4-6, is the best way to protect against this highly contagious disease.

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Measles Symptoms and Prevention

Measures is a viral disease that causes rashes, fever, cough, and red eyes. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or close personal contact. Common symptoms appear 7-14 days after exposure and include Koplik spots inside the mouth. While there is no cure for measles, vaccines and vitamin A can reduce symptoms and prevent infection if administered shortly after exposure. Getting both doses of the MMR vaccine, typically at ages 1 and 4-6, is the best way to protect against this highly contagious disease.

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MEASLES

GRADE 6.4

By: Adriel Djuned Pusponegoro


Alexandra Stephanie Mashudi
Anastacia Charissa Hartono
Andrew Chang
WHAT IS THIS DISEASE?
(THE SYMPTOMS AND
HOW IT AFFECTS US)
Measles usually includes
rashes and “Koplik Spots” or
meals which are white spots
that appear in the mouth will
appear 3 to 5 days after
contact with measles.

Other symptoms such as


high fever, cough, runny
nose, and watery or inflamed
eyes. These symptoms will
appear 7 to 14 days after
contact with measles.

The virus is a single-


stranded RNA of the genus
Morbillivirus and the family of
Paramyxoviridae.
HOW DOES THE
DISEASE SPREAD?
Measles can be
transmitted through
person to person,
droplets, fecal-oral
and it is also
transmitted through
the air
HOW DO WE CURE THE
DISEASE?

Vitamin A and fever


reducers will help with
getting rid of the
symptoms.

Rest for at least 4


days to reduce the risk
of spreading it

Administer MMR
vaccines and
immunoglobulin within
3 days and 6 days of
exposure respectively.
HOW TO PREVENT THIS DISEASE
FROM INFECTING US?

WE SHOULD GET VACCINATED


WITH THE MMR VACCINE.

USUALLY CHILDREN ARE GIVEN


THE VACCINATION TWICE.

THE FIRST DOSAGE IS WHEN WE


WERE 12-15 MONTHS OLD AND
WHEN WE WERE 4-6 YEARS OLD.

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