Measles prevention

State Institution

"Beshenkovichi District Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology"

 

Measles Prevention

 

MEASLES - is an acute infectious disease of viral origin with an airborne transmission route.

Unvaccinated and non-immune individuals contract the disease upon contact with an infected person.

in almost 100% of cases, regardless of age!

The source of infection is a sick person who releases the virus when sneezing and coughing with droplets of saliva. Patients are contagious for 10 days from the onset of the disease.

The incubation period is from 7 to 21 days. The first signs of the disease most often appear on the 9th-11th day after infection and are characterized by an increase in body temperature to 38⁰C and above, malaise, runny nose, cough, and conjunctivitis. Then, usually after 3-4 days, a spotted papular rash appears behind the ears and on the cheeks, characterized by staged eruption: within 24 hours, the rash spreads to the face and neck, on the second day – to the chest and arms, on the third day – to the entire surface of the torso and legs.

In one out of five cases, complications occur, such as: ear infections, irreversible deafness, pneumonia, encephalitis, polyneuritis.

The most reliable way to protect against measles is vaccination!

Modern vaccines have a preventive efficacy of 95-98%. Immunization is necessary for all individuals not previously vaccinated, with no record of measles vaccination, and who have not had measles. Individuals in a measles infection outbreak, who have not been previously vaccinated, have no record of measles vaccination, have not had measles, and have received a single vaccination, are subject to immunization for epidemiological reasons, but no later than 72 hours after suspected contact.

Currently, there are no specific medications for treating measles, and therefore only vaccination can protect against this infection.

Vaccines work to protect you and your community.

When traveling abroad, it is necessary to consult with physicians about existing measles vaccination records. If there are no records or only one measles vaccination record, you should get **vaccinated**.

For more details

For all inquiries, you can obtain information from our specialists by calling 802131-6-51-78, 802131-6-51-16, 802131-6-51-79

 

 

 

 

 

Beshenkovichi, 2023