Measles: Disease Produced By Morbillivirus Virus

The measles is an infectious disease, produced by a virus, Morbillivirus call that belongs to the family of paramixovirus. The Measles is an acute, universal epidemic disease, extremely contagious and it characterizes because the patient has elevated fever, congested eyes, general malaise and the appearance of reddened injuries of puntiforme aspect in the skin that are scattered by all the body.

The period of incubation of the measles (from the exhibition to I infect to the appearance of the first symptoms) is of approximately 11 days, and the lapse of I infect begins of 3 to 4 days before it appears the eruption in the skin, that begins behind the ears and it extends in all the body in a term of 36 hours.

The virus of the measles transmits itself by the drops of saliva and the nasal secretions of the patient are scattered when coughs, sneezes or speaks. At the beginning, the infection (pródromos), can be confused easily with a flu picture, since the symptoms are: fatigue, abundant nasal secretion, persistent cough, a little fever and muscular pains.

The conjunctive of the eyes blushes and he becomes very sensible to the light. The fever continues increasing until it appears the eruption, disappearing in a period that lasts around seven days. In some opportunities it leaves serious sequels neurological since the virus can attack the brain and produce the inflammation of this one causing the death or leaving tares.

In the undernourished children, or with vitamin deficiencies to, the virus can cause the blindness. When a person happens a measles attack is immunized for all the life; nevertheless, it is important to prevent this infection since it can have serious sequels. He is more frequent to observe the disease in patients between the 6 months and the 14 years although it can appear to any age.

The complications that can cause the measles can be bronchitis, pneumonia and otitis (inflammation of the ear) and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). The symptom most characteristic of the measles is the spots of Koplik, also called enantemas. These spots consist of white small points, surrounded by I pull ahead of red inflammation, in the cheeks. The spots appear to the four or five days since the disease begins.

In the beginning, the measles attends with fever, cold, general malaise, photophobia (sensitivity to the light), dry cough and conjunctivitis. The episodes of fever can reach to the 40 degrees of temperature, but little by little they are disappearing. The vaccine is the only tool for the prevention of the measles. It has been applied for some years in 2 doses, the first a the year of age and the reinforcement to the 6 years.

A specific treatment of the disease does not exist and the cares will have to go directed to control the fever and the cough that are constant symptoms of the disease. The appearance of possible complications is due to avoid the aspirin and syrups with codeine in smaller children of 12 years) and to watch, fundamentally in the smaller suckling babies of a year, where it will be due to observe daily the membrane of the eardrum and to be alert to the development of pulmonary complications rough.

If antibiotics are administered early can occur place to the appearance of more severe complications, reason why it will be due to avoid them while a valid reason that does not exist it justifies his use. Lately according to studies made by an international team of investigators directed by the American doctor Stephen Russell, it designed a system that, of consistent way, the virus of the measles transforms into a therapeutic assassin who hunts and destroys only the cancerous cells leaving undamaged the healthy cells.

Autor: Hidrocodone Para Dolores.

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