Measles were announced by the US with an exception to the 2000 World Health Organization (WHO) with the success of vaccination efforts. However, with the following outbreaks in 2018 and 2019, measles spread across the country in large numbers. This year, we are watching another major outbreak of measles in the US, more than 453 cases spreading in different states.
To date, Texas reported more than 400 cases, New Mexico reported 44, and Oklahoma reported nine, with seven confirmed and two likely.
The statement that reports that the US flash is “an unusual event with a potential significant health impact.” The organization further stated: “In addition, Mexico reported about the cases related to the flash in Texas, the USA. Measles is a very contagious, air viral disease that can lead to serious complications and death.” In areas where there is no outbreak, the disease spreads travelers, as a passenger on the AMPA train, which has been diagnosed with measles at DC and may have touched others on the train.
Will vaccinated people also affect?
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A resident of the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, held a positive one after a trip to Texas, said the State Health Department. However, since the person was vaccinated, they had a “relatively soft infection”.
If you got a vaccine, “it would be very unlikely that you were severely infected. And it was exactly in the Buck County. It was a soft case,” said D -Ral Office, director of the Filadelphia Vaccine Center.
What are the symptoms of measles?
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Measles are a viral disease that is mainly detected in children or non -vicinated adults. It spreads by air drops formed by cough, sneezing or breathing infected person.
Symptoms of the disease usually take up to 10-14 days for the development and inclusion of red skin, cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, sore throats and fever.
How to prevent meal catch?
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According to experts, the best way to prevent measles diagnosis is vaccination. One dose of the measles-ruble vaccine (MMR) is effective against measles, and two doses are effective 97%.
Additional simple measures you can take is the masks when the home, using the disinfectant before and after meeting with anyone, and, in fact, keeping yourself clean.
