The first treatment for measles virus became available in 1963 as a vaccine which was designed to prevent measles, not cure the virus, However in 1968 a more effective vaccine became avaliable. The vaccine is a shot given through an injection into the fatty layer of tissue under the skin. Usually a vaccine is available to be given to a baby around 13 month and a second dose of vaccine is to be admistered around 10 years old.
Treatments that can be used for children in developing countries can be given two doses a Vitamin A supplement which doesn’t cure the virus, but does help restore low levels of vitamin A and can help prevent eye damage and blindness that could occur. Other treatments that can be used to help ease the pain and feel more comfortable would be Tylenol. The only way to stop exposure to measles virus is prevention. Sometimes infants can be given the vaccine within 48 to 72 hours after exposure to the vaccine to help stop the disease but it’s not a guarantee. Measles can be diagnosis by a combination of symptoms and laboratory test.
If left untreated once the virus has been contracted there are many complications that come along such as diarrhea, blindness, croup which is inflammation of the larynx and trachea associated with causing breathing difficulties in children. Other complications include pneumonia, encephalitis which leads to symptoms such as severe headache, seizures, confused thinking or problems with senses or movements. Measles can also lead to otitis media inflammation of the ear.
Treatments that can be used for children in developing countries can be given two doses a Vitamin A supplement which doesn’t cure the virus, but does help restore low levels of vitamin A and can help prevent eye damage and blindness that could occur. Other treatments that can be used to help ease the pain and feel more comfortable would be Tylenol. The only way to stop exposure to measles virus is prevention. Sometimes infants can be given the vaccine within 48 to 72 hours after exposure to the vaccine to help stop the disease but it’s not a guarantee. Measles can be diagnosis by a combination of symptoms and laboratory test.
If left untreated once the virus has been contracted there are many complications that come along such as diarrhea, blindness, croup which is inflammation of the larynx and trachea associated with causing breathing difficulties in children. Other complications include pneumonia, encephalitis which leads to symptoms such as severe headache, seizures, confused thinking or problems with senses or movements. Measles can also lead to otitis media inflammation of the ear.