Sunday, 15 January 2012

Measles Infection (Treatment and Control)

Measles is a very infections and worldwide disease of children.The disease starts with fever,spreads cold,cough and a watery discharge from eyes.On the third day rashes appear first on the face and then spread over the hole body.
Causative organism:-
        The causative organism is a virus,which is air born and inhaled in droplets.The disease spreads through the discharge from eye and nose,which becomes air-born and spreads rapidly.
Treatment and Control:-
        There is no specific treatment.child develops immunity and the signs and symptoms of the disease disappear after seven days.the child should given plenty of drink especially milk.
        It is difficult to control the disease because it is highly infections as the patient becomes infections about 2 days before the symptom of disease develop.

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