{"id":13132,"date":"2026-04-06T14:11:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13132"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:54:16","slug":"what-is-measles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-measles\/","title":{"rendered":"Measles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Measles Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangladesh launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more \u200bthan a million children as a fast-spreading measles \u200coutbreak sweeps across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Measles<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measles is a <\/span><b>highly contagious,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> serious <\/span><b>airborne disease caused by a virus.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cause:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is caused by a <\/span><b>virus in the paramyxovirus family.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Transmission of Measles<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It spreads by <\/span><b>contact with infected nasal or throat secretions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (coughing or sneezing) or breathing the air that was breathed by someone with measles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virus remains active and contagious in the air or on infected surfaces for up to two hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virus infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing severe disease, complications, and even death.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Symptoms of Measles<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first sign of <\/span><b>measles is usually high fever,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> beginning about 10 to 14 days after exposure to the virus and lasting four to seven days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>runny nose, cough,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> red and watery eyes, and small white spots inside the cheeks can develop in the initial stage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>rash erupts after several<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> days, usually on the face and upper neck.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Who is at Risk of Measles?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any <\/span><b>non-immune person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (not vaccinated or vaccinated but did not develop immunity) can become infected.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unvaccinated young children and pregnant persons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are at the highest risk of severe measles complications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Measles Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No specific antiviral treatment exists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for measles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be <\/span><b>prevented with a safe and effective measles-rubella (MR) vaccine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that gives long-term immunity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/bangladesh-measles-outbreak-emergency-vaccination-campaign\/article70827656.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus. 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