Measles
- Created by: juliaam
- Created on: 16-03-17 19:02
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- All About Measles
- How it's spread
- By inhaling droplets from coughs or sneezes that are from a person who carry the disease
- By touching a surface containing Measles and putting it around your mouth
- Symptoms
- Red Skin Rash
- White or Grey Spots in mouth
- Fever
- Red Eyes
- Light sensitivity
- Type Of Pathogen
- A virus
- Viral Life Cycle
- 1.Person Inhales a droplet from a cough or sneeze from a contaminated person or touches a surface with measles on it
- 2.The Back of the throat becomes infected (respiratory tract)
- 3. The virus replicates in that area
- 4.Once the amount of the virus in the throat is high enough, it will break the cells open
- 5.Virus spreads to other cells and infects them
- 4.Once the amount of the virus in the throat is high enough, it will break the cells open
- 3. The virus replicates in that area
- 2.The Back of the throat becomes infected (respiratory tract)
- 1.Person Inhales a droplet from a cough or sneeze from a contaminated person or touches a surface with measles on it
- Treatments
- Nothing specific
- Immune system fights off the infection within 7-10 days
- Closing curtains to reduce light sensitivity
- Paracetamol to reduce fever
- drinking water to prevent dehydration
- Damp cotton wool to clean the eyes
- Nothing specific
- How it's spread
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