On April 25, 2023, the Vice-Rector for Social and Educational Work, R.N. Ismailova, and the doctor of the Academy, S.G. Kuur, held preventive talks on measles prevention in groups.
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The incidence of measles is growing in Kazakhstan, 300 cases have been registered since the beginning of 2023.
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Measles is an acute viral disease, the most contagious of all known infections, transmitted by airborne droplets. This is a childhood disease, but adults can also get sick if they were not vaccinated in childhood.
The source of infection is only a sick person. The total duration of the infectious period is 8-10 days.
Symptoms:
-fever to 38-40 degrees, may be a runny nose, dry cough, general weakness, loss of appetite
-manifestations of conjunctivitis (lacrimation, photophobia, redness of the sclera)
-the appearance of a skin rash in the form of bright red spots :
on the first day – on the face and neck
on the second day-on the trunk
on the third day, the whole body is covered
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The rash lasts 4-7 days, then the spots begin to darken, turn brown, there may be peeling of the skin. Such manifestations persist for two weeks, after which the skin becomes clean.
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Measles, like other viral infections, is dangerous with complications:
- laryngitis
- pneumonia
- stomatitis
- otitis media
-eye damage
– damage to the central nervous system.
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Measles is a dangerous disease for pregnant women and future babies. In about 20% of cases, measles infection in a pregnant woman leads to the development of fetal defects or to miscarriage.
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