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Measles Measles is a infectious viral disease that causes fever and a red rash all over the skin. This commonly occurs in children. Spread by airborne droplets through the nasal and threat
Prevention Methods Some tips that could help prevent the child or individual from getting measles include:
Treatment T reatment Treatment Treatment is is symptomatic. The individual individual should practice bed rest. )est in a dar# room to alleviate symptoms. Ta#e Ta#e medication medication for fever fever to cool do-n. 89 9T ta#e pain #illers; aspirin; to relive pain for this may cause more symptoms and problems to arise in the infected child. The child should should be #ept #ept isolated until rash dissipates. This disease typically typically doesn6t doesn6t last very long if cared for properly and brought to a physicians attention as soon as possible.
• 4et vaccin vaccinated ated for for the virus virus before you get it • 5f infected infected stay stay isolated isolated for for measles is contagious during its rash phase • 5f you #no#no- someone someone -ho -ho has or had measles don6t ma#e direct conte7t -ith them or stand too close to them for they can still infect you unless you #no- they are cured for sure. • 5t is transferred through nasal and
throat passages so do not inhale or stand near anything contaminated or unclean for the disease could be loo#ing for a host.
