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Measles By: Emily Canale

Summary: One day a Ninja notices a rash appearing all over his body and doesn't know what's wrong with him. He makes his way to his doctors office where he discovers what he could possibly be infected with. The Ninja learns all about the cause, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments involving measles.

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I. Measles (also known as rubeola) A. A contagious viral infection o causes rashes all over your body o main symptom = itchy skin rash B. Rare in the US because children are vaccinated II. Cause A. Caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family o normally thrives in the cells that line the back of the throat and lungs B. Spreads through an infected persons coughs, sneezes or shared food and drinks o can travel through air C. Usually is spread before people know they have it o can spread the virus from 4 days prior to a rash starting until 4 days after it appears III. Symptoms A. Cold-like symptoms o high fever, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, cough o swollen lymph nodes o Feel tired and have sore, red eyes o leads to red spots in mouth, then to the rest of the body B. Incubation period o usually takes 8-12 days to get symptoms after being infected o Adult symptoms are usually worse than children C. Rash o usually appears 3-5 days after the first signs of being sick o may last 4-7 days o usually starts on head, then spreads to other areas moving down the body o may appear flat, discolored, solid, red o Itchy IV. Diagnosis A. doctor asks about symptoms and examines the patient o if there is a chance that you’re infected, they will carry out a blood test o must be reported to the department of health V. Treatment A. Most people recover on their own within 2 weeks o vaccination- 92% of children are vaccinated within 19-35 months (against measles, mumps and rubella) B. No treatment for the disease, only the symptoms o get plenty of rest and drinks lots of fluids o antibiotics can be prescribed to treat ear and eye infections and pneumonia VI. Post-Measles A. if vaccinated, should have a normal life expectancy o goes away within 2 weeks

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