Symptoms, symptoms, and appropriate care

Measles is a common threat to children. This is very contagious and dangerous if not detected and given direct treatment.

This article we will share with you about measles and care that you need to know.

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What is a measles fever?

Measles fever is also known as smallpox or chicken pox What we usually say.

This fever is an infection that occurs caused by a virus Varicella zoster (Family Herpesvirus) and often attack children.

This can spread in several ways such as air and touch. The air is when someone with smallpox when coughing or sneezing.

Whereas with a touch caused by virus particles found in fluid out of blisters or vesicles.

Causes of Measles Fever

Usually, groups of children, adolescents and early adults are easier to get smallpox than infection. The cause is because:

• Measles fever due to measles virus
• Through respiratory fluid (coughing or sneezing)
• Touch the surface of contaminated breathing fluids like players

Symptoms of measles fever

Most people with smallpox have mild symptoms but heal quickly.

Between 10 to 12 days after the disease, the patient will begin to show signs and symptoms such as:

• High fever
• Coughing, flu and headaches
• Watery and sensitive eyes
• Muscle pain
• Small red rash

Two or three days later it will begin to appear rashes, starting on the face and head then spread to the body, hands and feet.

This rash will last for 4 to 7 days. When a rash appears body temperature is usually very high.

Shingle and smallpox different

Can smallpox can cause complications?

Most people who are infected with smallpox will recover perfectly.

However, sometimes there can also be serious composition, especially those that have low diet problems and lack of immunity.

Between the complications are such as:

• Ear infection
• Lungs (pneumonia)
• Infection in the brain (encephalitis)
• Diarrhea
• Death
• Inflammation

Prevention that can be taken

Measles can be prevented through MMR immunization injection (measles, goiter and rubella) at the age of 12 and slower at the age of 7.

Parents need to play their role in ensuring that their children are immunized.

If your child is exposed to people who are infected with measles and have not received immunizations, take your child immediately to see a doctor.

How to care for measles fever

In general, there is no special treatment for measles treatment. However, you can take the first step by identifying this fever through symptoms and symptoms before it is a severe complication.

Take your child to the nearest health clinic or hospital if allegedly infected.

It is hoped that sharing our measles can give you all the useful information and knowledge to be a general reference.

Source:

1. Measles: symptoms, causes and how to prevent it. Healthy me
2. Cacarpox (Varicella) – Symptoms, Care, Vaccines. HEALTHDIRECT
3. Chickenpox: Causes, Signs, Symptoms & Care. Daily post