Treatment of measles

Measles is a common skin disease in children. In fact, this skin disease can be cured easily. As long as you know enough about the disease, pay attention to the hygiene of your baby, and stick to the doctor's prescription for your baby, you can fully recover within a week. Babies will be more irritable during the illness, so remember to comfort your baby at all times and keep your baby in a safe and comfortable environment.

Measles is much more common in children, but when their children get the rash, parents are usually in a panic. This is what is called "the person involved is confused, while the bystander sees more clearly." Only when you fully understand the development of the disease can you avoid being in a panic.

Clinical manifestations

New features of measles

After the implementation of planned immunization in my country, the incidence and mortality of measles have been significantly reduced, and the measles epidemic has been basically controlled. However, due to the increase in population mobility, some children missed the measles vaccine or failed to be immunized, and the gradual decrease in immunity with age after the initial immunization, small-scale measles epidemics occur from time to time, and show the following new characteristics. As the age of onset shifts, measles mostly occurs in children under 5 years old, especially 1 to 2 years old. Most of the people who suffer from measles now are infants under 8 months old and school-age children over 7 years old, and adults occasionally get the disease. The symptoms of measles poisoning in adults are more severe, with fever mostly between 39℃ and 40℃, measles mucosal spots, and half of the patients have a rash with a tendency to bleed, often accompanied by symptoms such as drowsiness, but there are fewer complications and the prognosis is good.

The number of patients with mild or atypical disease increases. The most common rash is maculopapular rash, but other forms of rash, such as herpes and hemorrhagic spot rash, may also occur. The symptoms of fever, upper respiratory tract inflammation and systemic poisoning are relatively mild, and there are often no measles mucosal spots. The rash first appears on the limbs and then gradually develops centripetally toward the chest and back.

The measles season is from October to February of the following year. After universal measles vaccination, the season shifts to March to May each year.

A small number of people develop measles a second time, usually within two years of the first time. Because the person was young when the rash first appeared or had received immunoglobulin injections at the beginning of the disease or other reasons, the body was unable to produce sufficient and lasting immunity, so when encountering a wild measles strain, the person will be infected again.

treat

1. General treatment

Rest in bed, maintain appropriate temperature and humidity in the room, and ventilate frequently to keep the air fresh. When there are symptoms of photophobia, the light in the room should be soft; give easily digestible, nutritious food and replenish sufficient water; keep the skin and mucous membranes clean, and the mouth should be kept moist and clean. You can rinse your mouth with salt water and repeat it several times a day. Once a rash appears on the palms and soles of the feet, it means that the rash has completely broken out and the patient has entered the recovery period. Observe your condition closely and see a doctor immediately if complications occur.

2. Symptomatic treatment

In case of high fever, a small amount of antipyretic can be used; in case of irritability, sedatives such as phenobarbital can be given appropriately; in case of severe cough, antitussive and anti-inflammatory drugs can be used; and in case of secondary bacterial infection, antibiotics can be given. Children with measles have a high requirement for vitamin A. The World Health Organization recommends that children with measles in vitamin A-deficient areas should supplement vitamin A.

3. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine.

Through the detailed introduction in this article, I believe you have a clear understanding of the treatment methods for measles. What remains is practical action. In addition to the necessary treatment methods, some dietary therapy methods can be used to assist the treatment, so that the child's recovery speed will be faster, and the baby's diet should be kept light but nutritious.