10 Symptoms of Measles
Measles, once a common disease in many parts of the world, has largely been contained through vaccination. However, the disease has made a comeback in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 644 cases of measles were recorded in the United States in 2014. This was about thrice the figures of infections in the previous year 1http://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html.
Measles is a dangerous childhood disease that affects nearly 20 million people around the world annually. It is caused by the measles virus which is transmitted through coughing or sneezing. The virus has an incubation period of 7 to 21 days and is so contagious that it infects about 90 percent of exposed susceptible persons. Most cases of measles occur in infants and children under five years old, malnourished children older than five years, adults older than 20 years and pregnant women 2http://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/transmission.html. Below are 10 common symptoms of measles.
