HLTB21H3 Chapter Notes -Francis Home, Thomas Sydenham, Rhinitis
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It is a vaccine preventable disease, and its vaccine is one of the vaccines included in the expanded programme on immunization (epi) of the world health organization (who) Measles is caused by a virus, which is in the genus morbillivirus of the family paramyxoviridae. It can survive drying in micro droplets in the air. It is transmitted by contact of susceptible individuals with the nose and throat secretions of infected persons. Infection also occurs through direct contact, and by indirect contact through freshly soiled articles and airborne transmission. There is no reservoirs for measles other than human beings, which means that a continuous chain of susceptible contacts is necessary to sustain transmission. Measles has an incubation period from time of exposure to onset of fever of about 10 days with a range from 8- Measles is primarily an epidemic disease of children, with epidemics occurring every 2 to 5 years.
