Monday, August 8, 2016

measles

MEASLES
  • It is a viral disease 
  • caused by paramaxovirus
  • specially childrens under 3-5 year
  • no age is immune
  • life time immunity after first attack.
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
  • Fever and pain
  • rashes ( appear 3-5 days)
  • cough
  • koplik's spot on 2nd molar tooth
  • lacrimation
DIAGNOSIS
  • clinical 
TREATMENT
  • isolation of patient from normal person
  • fluid intake
  • pain medication 
  • paracetamol
  • MMR vaccine given at 15 month

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