What is Kor

What is Kor? What are the symptoms of measles? How treatment and measles prevention? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.

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Measles

Cort - widespread acute infectious
The disease found mainly in children and characterized by
Increase in temperature, catarrhal inflammation of mucous membranes
nose, eye and throat and appearance on the skin spots. King in the past
Sometimes called Korea rubella, but this term makes confusion,
Since it was mistaken and used to designate rubella. Measles
It takes most difficult in exhaust and weakened children and in
developing countries still remain a frequent cause of children's
mortality. In addition to a person to measles, monkey -
The only animals, among which this infection occurs in
Natural conditions.

Cort is caused by a RNA-containing virus
from the Paramyxovirus family (Paramyxoviridae), to which
include infectious vapotitis viruses (pigs), chumki dogs and plague
cattle. With the last latter measles virus has a lot of common
signs (similarity of the structure of the Virion and the characteristics of the structure and
replication of genome); It is assumed that the measles virus occurred from the virus
Chumki dogs.

Among the well-known infectious diseases, king is one of
The most infectious. It is estimated that the 21st year of life is 95% of urban residents
The world was silenced. The transmission of the virus occurs together with
Microcapelles mucus from the nose, larynx and oral cavity,
scattering with cough, sneezing and conversation. Air-drip
The means of transmitting measles is the main, however, the infection can
occur and when inhaled by infected dust. King Extremely
contaghen: susceptibility to it is approaching 100%. After transferred
Diseases in recovered, life immunity preserved; Cases
re-illness is extremely rare. Majority «repeated» Cases
It is explained by the fact that one of the disease was caused by the rubella virus.
Children born from those who have undergone king mothers remain immune
(immune to the disease) to 4 or even 6 months, since during
This period in their blood is preserved protective maternal antibodies.
Seasonal peak of morbidity falls at the end of winter. Still remains not
Clear why in some cities the incidence of measles increases
every second or third winter. Core outbreaks most often happen in
children's teams (kindergartens, junior school classes).

What are the symptoms of measles

Incubation
Period, T.E. time from infection (contact with the patient) before the appearance
first symptoms, lasts 7-14 days, usually about 10 days. First
symptom - increase temperature; After about 12 hours marked
pronounced redness and irritation of the mucous membrane of the eye;
Svetuboyaround develops; By the end of the first day signs appear
Catarial inflammation of the mucous upper respiratory tract (runny nose,
Sad cough). About 2-4 days after the first symptoms of the disease
On the mucous membrane of the cheeks (opposite the indigenous teeth) arise small, with
Poppy grain, whitish rashes (Soclick spots). 1-2 days later
(3-5th day of illness) suddenly appears rash. First she
Detected behind the ears and on the forehead, then quickly applies below -
on face, neck, body and limb. Small pink spots rash quickly
Increase in size, acquire the wrong shape, sometimes
merge. During the maximum rash, 2-3 days after
The appearance of rashes, the temperature may rise to 40.5°. Rash
persists 4-7 days, and then gradually disappears in the same manner as
And appears. In place of the rash remains areas of brownish pigmentation,
which keeps 7-10 days.

Sick cortem is most infectious from
11th to the 16th day after infection, t.E. from the first day of increasing
Temperatures up to the 4-5th day of skin rashes.

Possible Core complications

Mortality
with uncomplicated forms of measles low, but complications are often
and can flow in severe form.

In frequency they are located in
The following order:

Corey treatment and prevention

Specific
There is no treatment, so symptomatic therapy is carried out.
The patient must be isolate from others (especially children).
Bed regime and liquid food are recommended. Dark the room
not necessary. To prevent secondary bacterial infections
Assign antibiotics.

Research
The development of anticorrosive vaccine began in 1954, when the measles virus
(EDMONSTON strain) for the first time they managed to grow in tissue culture. From
the same strain j.Enders prepared the first living vaccine. Conducted
In 1961, the tests confirmed its effectiveness. In 1963, the Ministry
US health allowed two types of korea vaccines:
Live attenuated (from weakened virus) and inactivated
(«killed»). The use of inactivated, creating a short
immunity, vaccines did not meet themselves; from 1968 vaccination it in the US is not
conducted. Good results gives passive immunization (introduction
Specific gamma globulin): antibodies fully suppress infection
or facilitate the course of the disease. Therefore Immune Serum Globulin
must be introduced as quickly as possible after contact with the patient (t.E.
Immediately after possible infection). Contrary to forecasts that promise ambulance
victory over cow as a result of mass immunization, statistics
shows the increase in incidence of her in the world.