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Here is presented information about Measles, its
causes and symptoms.
Measles Information
Measles is a highly contagious disease, which causes
respiratory infection in the affected person. Also known as rubeola,
measles can be serious disease and even prove fatal, especially when it
strikes small children. Though there are vaccinations that have proved
effective in preventing measles, it can easily spread from one person to
another, once the former is infected by it. Even coming in contact with
the droplets of saliva of the infected person can cause measles. In the
following lines, we have provided information on the causes and symptoms
of measles.
Causes Of Measles
- Infection by virus
- Wrong feeding habits
- Unhygienic living conditions
- Personal contact with an infected person
- Droplets from coughs and sneezes
- Immunodeficiency, due to HIV/AIDS
- Malnutrition
- Vitamin A deficiency
Symptoms Of Measles
- Feverish feeling
- Cold
- Watering of the eyes
- Dry cough
- Diarrhea
- Runny nose
- Inflamed eyes (conjunctivitis)
- Sensitivity to light
- Loss of appetite
- Tiny white spots (koplik's spots), with bluish-white centers,
found inside the mouth, on the inner lining of the cheek
- A skin rash made up of large, flat blotches that often flow into
one another
- Sneezing
- Sore throat - the lymph nodes in the throat may swell
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