Symptoms of measles

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Measles, commonly known as "Sha Fu", is an acute eruptive respiratory infectious disease caused by measles virus. It is one of the most common respiratory diseases in children. It is highly infectious, and the only way of transmission is the patient itself. Therefore, after measles, we have to isolate the patient until recovery. Its clinical symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctival congestion, and oral plaque, The main complication is pneumonia. At present, there is no specific drug for measles. Therefore, prevention and nursing are the most important.

Symptoms of measles

If it is a simple measles patients, no other complications, then we can use traditional Chinese medicine to treat, such as Gegen Shengma decoction, coriander Decoction and yinqiao powder, to maintain the air circulation in the isolation area, strengthen nutrition, then it generally takes about half a month from the beginning of diagnosis to the end of the illness.

If you have fever, cough, runny nose, tears, photophobia, etc. without any symptoms, and the temperature continues to rise, which can reach 39-40 degrees, you need to go to the fever clinic of the hospital for examination. If it is measles, you need to be isolated immediately and treated as soon as possible.

Measles vaccine is a kind of national free vaccine. When you are eight months old, you get one shot, and then you get the second shot 18-24 months later. Some studies have shown that effective measles vaccination can almost protect us for life.

matters needing attention

Measles has a short-term incubation period of 7-14 days. If the patient has mild temperature rise and does not fall, he should seek medical treatment as soon as possible. When the outbreak occurs, he may have been infected to his family.