Measles is back

Dr. Huu Khanh Truong, head of neuro-Infections, BV No.1-recommended, after many years of not seeing older hospitalized due to measles, then two-three weeks now, the number of children infected with measles have up to 10 ca; in particular, on the same day there were up to six children hospitalized due to measles, while the high season of measles fell in February to June. " Similarly, at the children's, BV Infection 2 took scattered about 10 children infected with measles, while the previous year without the affected child.

Dr. Huu Khanh Truong recommendation: To prevent measles, parents need to get young at the age of nine months and repeated shots at 18 months of age. People who are not vaccinated, will definitely infected. If the measles disease are then at the pregnancy could have threatened prematurity, miscarriage. In some countries, due to difficulties the measles rate under nine months of age should have deployed from the shots at six months of age, but in Vietnam, this rate is very less, the measles vaccine at nine months of age is more effective for the child.

The affected child measles are treated at Pediatric HOSPITALS 1.

Dr. Chau Viet, Dean Park, 2 children's HOSPITALS said the measles virus causes, spread through respiratory. At sick people cough, sneeze, talk will distribute viruses spread out around the disease. The disease have severe complications such as pneumonia, meningitis, inflammation of the middle ear deafness-causing ... The symptoms of fever, fatigue, anorexia, cough, red eyes, nose gushing. Location of the rash usually follows the ears, hair pin to the face, limbs ... After five-seven days, the Board will "fly" gradually leave bruises in the skin. Patients are often taking antipyretic health care, dental hygiene, oral vitamin A, eat liquid food.=