Measles is an acute infectious disease caused by a filterable virus. The source of infection is a sick man, able to spread the virus through the air. Especially infectious patients at the end of the incubation period and at the very beginning of the disease. With the appearance of rashes risk exposure is considerably reduced and it will disappear by the end of the first week of the disease.
The incubation period usually lasts from 9 to 11 days, but may and 14 to 17 days. After an incubation period is the period that lasts usually harbingers of 3-5 days. At this time, the child's increasing temperature to 38-39 degrees, worsening overall status – a weakness, loss of appetite, headache, drowsiness. At this time can not do without antipyretic, after accepting that better fit the child to sleep under the control of tefal baby monitors.Also during this time, you may receive the cold, dry cough and inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Typical symptoms for this period are small whitish blobs spots on cracked skin irritation shchek opposite lower root teeth.The harbingers of body temperature gradually decreases and catarrhal phenomenon in the form of cold and cough up. The person in front of the child may look somewhat noticeable redness Puffy, photophobia and lacrimation.
Approximately 4-6 days from the beginning of the disease appear rashes on the body. During this period the temperature may rise again, worsening overall condition, catarrhal events are held. The rash starts to appear on their face, first steps, then she vysypaet torso and notably that of hands and feet. Gradually changing and appearance of the rash.At first it looks like a small pink pâtnyšek slightly rising above the surface of the skin. Later, these spots are increasing in size and become brown pigmentation. After three days, the rash starts to fade, and chaffing appears in its place, which is more evident on the face.
Suspected measles to isolate sick child and call a doctor at home.It is important that a baby bed is more sleep after accepting custody of the baby monitor is antipyretic, fluids and symptomatic treatment, a medical doctor.If the disease is severe and you have the opportunity to develop complications, the child may be hospitalized to the infectious hospital.
If, however, measles is easily and without complications, it is usually after the complete disappearance of rash and all inflammatory disease starts to recede and a kid is recovering quickly.