The 17-month-old girl is in danger because her mother insists that she won't do this for her, regretting it

According to the statistics of the National Hospital of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, most cases of children diagnosed with measles in the department are under age or not fully vaccinated. It is worth mentioning that among these, there are cases of diseases caused by certain parents not to give their children vaccinations.

Most recently, the case of Diep Anh (17 months, Ha Nam) suddenly had a fever with floating red spots on his face. Initially, the baby only had a mild fever but the next day, his body temperature increased with a clear expression. The rash from the face has spread to the chest, arms and 2 feet.

On the third day after the above expressions, Diep Anh's parents were taken to the Central Children Hospital. Here, after the visit, she was diagnosed with measles by doctors and had to be hospitalized for treatment.

Through exploitation of medical history, the doctors found this is the case of patients who have not been vaccinated against the disease. When asked the reason, her grandson Diep Anh shared: 'My parents read many posts on social networks, fear of reactions after injection so definitely do not give me vaccination. No advice at all. 'Working at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Children's Hospital for many years, Dr. Nguyen Van Lam encountered many cases of hospitalization due to serious complications after measles.

A typical case is a 20-month-old boy hospitalized in high fever with shortness of breath, listening to the lungs with many bronchial rashes, increased white blood cells, and X-ray images with blurred notes scattered in both lungs.

The baby is diagnosed with pneumonia-respiratory failure one of the dangerous complications, a high cause of death in children with measles. Luckily, after nearly 3 weeks of being actively treated by the doctors, the baby was in great danger. It is worth mentioning that despite being nearly 2 years old, but the baby has not been vaccinated for family.

According to Dr. Lam, measles is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus. The disease is transmitted through the respiratory tract, due to the discharge of the nasopharynx of the infected person through the air when the sick person coughs or sneezes, talking .

The disease is easily spread in crowded areas such as kindergartens, schools, densely populated areas and easy outbreaks. Currently, the most effective preventive measure is the full dose of vaccine to prevent measles at the first 9 months of age and the second dose when the child is 18 months old.

Recently, however, there are many spontaneous information on social networks that encourage parents not to vaccinate their children. This makes many parents worried, do not dare to give their children vaccination. As a result, many babies are not protected from dangerous infections, including measles, and the disease has an opportunity to rage in the community.

Expert warns signs of symptoms of measles

- Children infected with measles have an incubation period of 7 to 21 days, then may have the following symptoms:

- High fever> 39 ° C.

- Upper respiratory tract rhinitis, runny nose, prolonged dry cough, hoarseness, Koplik beads in the mouth

- Tears, nose, cough, conjunctivitis, eyes with rusty and swollen eyelids.

- The board grows in the order that starts the first day from the head, face, neck, the second day of the chest of the arm, the third day of the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, legs, when the board grows to the end of the fever and the board starts to fly.

Do not abstain from diet, to compensate in time for nutrients lost due to infection. Do not use spices that cause indigestion. In case

When should children get measles to health facilities?

Children should be taken to the nearest medical facility when there are the following signs:

- Children with continuous high fever ≥ 39 ° C- 40 ° C.

- Difficulty breathing, fast breathing.

- Fatigue, no eating, no playing, drowsiness .

- Whole body rash but still fever.