Trabalho referente ao measeles

1. Universidade católica de
Moçambique
Topic: measles
Josefa kailany NOBRE

2. Structure
• Definition
• Symptons
• Cause
• Prevent mentods
• Risk of complications
• Treatment
• General advice

3. Measles
Measles is a serious infection disease
caused by a virus and can be fatal
the measles can occur both adult and
children , but is most common in
children.

4. Ilustrations

5. Symptons

6. Cause
Measles is caused by a vírus found in the
nose and throat of.
When someone with measles coughs,
sneezes or talks , infectious droplets
spray into the air , Where Other people
can breathe them in.
The infectious droplets can hang in the
air for about an hour

7. Prevent methods
The best way for prevent measles is
M-M-R vacine.
Vaccine indication criteria are
reviewed periodically by the
Ministry of health and take into
account clinical characteristics of
the disease , age , having been sick
with measles during life occurrence
of outbreaks, in addittion to Other
epidmiological aspects.

8. Risk of complications
hospitalization. unvaccinated people in the
who get measles is hospitalized.
Pneumonia: As many as 1 out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the most common
cause
of death from measles in young children.
Encephalitis : bout 1 child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis (swelling of the
brain)
that can lead to convulsions and can leave the child deaf or with intellectual disability.
Death. Nearly 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles will die from
respiratory and neurologic complications.
Complications during pregnancy. Measles may cause pregnant women who have not had the MMR
vaccine to give birth prematurely, or have a low-birth-weight baby.

9. Treatment
There is no speific treatment against the vírus already installed!
Studies indicate that the use of vitamins A in children with
measles has reduced the mortality of this disease.