Symptoms of measles in infants

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Measles is an acute, febrile and eruptive respiratory infectious disease caused by virus. It is highly infectious and often occurs in infants and young children; Even adults will also rash, mainly in the skin, mucosa, and even cause pneumonia, laryngitis, encephalitis and other symptoms. Patients with measles before and after 5 ~ 10 days are infectious, suffering from a measles, can obtain lifelong immunity. Let's learn about the symptoms of measles in infants.

Symptoms of measles in infants

One: it can occur in all seasons, especially in winter and spring. One to two weeks before the disease, he had contact history with measles patients. Respiratory symptoms, such as fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough and conjunctivitis, occurred 3-4 days before eruption. The most diagnostic value of the patients with buccal measles mucosal spots, buccal mucosa congestion, not smooth, visible white spots, about 0.5 ~ 1 mm, peripheral red halo.

Second: most of the children developed congestive skin rashes on the fourth day of fever, which appeared behind the ear, hairline and neck, then spread to the trunk and limbs, and the skin color between the rashes was normal. The common complications of measles are: bronchitis, myocarditis, laryngitis, encephalitis and subacute sclerosing encephalitis.

Three: severe children with hemorrhagic rash, or rash rare, not all hair through. When the rash occurs, the body temperature is higher and the systemic symptoms are aggravated. If the course of the rash is smooth, the rash will gradually subside from top to bottom after 2-5 days, with slight desquamation and brown pigmentation at the rash site.

matters needing attention

Ensure family health. Do a good job of cleaning. Bedding should also be dried regularly. Clean the sheets and pillowcases. Prevent mite infection. Once found sick children, should go to the hospital in time to avoid other complications. Timely vaccination and prevention of measles vaccine for children.