MEASLES IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE IMPACTING CHILDREN GLOBALLY. WE INVESTIGATE ITS SYMPTOMS, PREVENTION METHODS AND THE ESSENTIALS OF VACCINATION TO SAFEGUARD YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH. M EASLES, A CHILDHOOD INFECTION CAUSED BY A VIRUS, IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, EXPLAINS DR LARISSE BADENHORST, A JOHANNESBURG-BASED GENERAL PRACTITIONER. “A PERSON WITH MEASLES CAN SPREAD THE VIRUS FOR ABOUT EIGHT DAYS – STARTING FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE RASH APPEARS AND CONTINUING UNTIL FOUR DAYS AFTER,” SHE NOTES. THE VIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE AIR WHEN AN INFECTED PERSON BREATHES, TALKS, COUGHS, OR SNEEZES, AND INHALING THESE PARTICLES IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE INFECTION. REMARKABLY, THE DROPLETS CAN REMAIN IN THE AIR OR ON SURFACES FOR UP TO TWO HOURS. Text Julia Lamberti CONTENTS | 32 BETTER CHILD MEASLES MUST-KNOWS
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