Measles Children Measles Disease

Measles children measles disease

        Young not immunized children are at greater risk of measles and its complications, including death. All persons who are not immunized (which have never been vaccinated or who have never contracted the disease) are likely to be infected. Measles is still common in many developing countries, particularly in parts of Africa and Asia. Over twenty million people suffer each year. Outbreaks of measles can be particularly deadly in countries experiencing or coming to know a situation of natural disaster or conflict.

        In some patients, has been described laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx), pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx), otitis (inflammation of the middle ear) or bronchitis (inflammation of the bronchi) due to bacterial superinfection. When the subject is suffering from measles prostrate, it is necessary to think of a complication due to bacterial superinfection. This occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients (whose immunity is weakened) which may develop progressive pneumonia characterized by giant cell pneumonia and not accompanied by a rash. For interstitial pneumonia or capillary bronchitis prognosis is very severe. The thrombocytopenic purpura is another kind of complication that can also occur (purpura associated with a decrease in platelets occurs rapidly, in some patients with severe bleeding).

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        Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain: part of the nervous system contained within the skull) occurs approximately 1 time out from 1000 to 2000 cases. Survival is usually 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of the rash. The disease begins with a significant hyperthermia and coma. Laboratory testing may also show, in some cases, a CSF protein (protein in the cerebrospinal fluid) increased slightly. In this case, the evolution is either derogatory or brief and accompanied by a recovery in a week or so. This neurological complication sometimes leaves scars. In pregnant women, measles can cause first-trimester abortion, premature delivery in the second and third quarter. Overall, this infectious disease to the fetus is a risk of malformation.