Measles Research Paper

Measles is known as the major disease among the young children which kills about 540 people a day or 22 people every hour around the world. The disease mostly occurs in children who are under the age of five, and because measles can cause death. So in this case everyone should know the cause, preventions, and signs of the disease.

"More than 95 percent of measles death occurs in low-income and developing countries like eastern Mediterranean and Africa (Measles World Health). This tells us that these countries do not have good medical care and are not aware of the measles disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) "in 2007, about 82 percent of the world 's children received one dose of measles vaccine by their first birthday
This begins in 10 to 12 days after the person is exposed to the virus and ends in four to seven days. During this period of time, a person will also have a runny nose, cough and red eyes. It is also been said that measles occur "among poorly nourished young children, especially those who insufficient vitamin A, or whose immune system have been weaken by HIV/AIDs or other disease (Measles World Health). This shows that other diseases like AIDs also can cause measles if they are affective and have done damage to some part of the body. Worlds Health Organization 's report shows that; "the most serious complications associated with measles include blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhea and related dehydration, ear infections, or severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia" (Measles World
Especially the small child because they don 't know about this disease and think that it is a small thing, where they turn to be careless. If the parents suspect that their child have or starts to have measles, they should contact the doctor as soon as they can. "If the doctor confirms that a child has the measles, he or she will notify health bureaus that keeps track of measles outbreaks" (Saffer). In this situation the doctor will also ask the parents to look for and report complications, such as ear infection or pneumonia. Parents also have to keep track of the child 's temperature. "The eyes of the patient may be sensitive to lights and have an irritating discharged" (Saffer). In this case the parents or the person, who is looking after the child, should wipe the eyes with the clean wet clothes and keep the room light in dim. So that the light does not damage the eyes of the patient and make them