Let's protect our body from measles

Let's protect our body from measles

Recently measles is the most common infection disease to infants so parents for them got to have more worries.
Measles is spread through cough and sneeze of the patients. If a person lacks of enough immunity 90 % people of being touched by patients with it measles can get it.

Measles is spreading in European countries, China, Taiwan, Philippines so tourists from those countries come back with risk of spreading it. This year in Korea among 61 patients with measles 29 patients appeared in Daegu city.

Measles is a emergent fever disease infected by measles virus.
It is infectious from 4 days before to 4 days after 4 people would be infected by one patient of it.

During this period a patient with it should be kept away from people.
If you are contacted by a patient you need to have a steady checking.
We can protect ourselves from getting it through 2 times MMR vaccinations.

To protect the kids and family members from infectious measles there are something needed to be done. We need to prevent measles from spreading anymore.

To protect our body from measles first we need to vaccinate MMR two times.
Through vaccination we can build antibody in ourselves and if you notice that there is no antibody as grownups yet be sure to vaccinate yourselves.

Secondly, if you have these symptoms like rash with fever wear a mask, don't take public transportations and then see a doctor in the nearest clinics. It is time that measles are spreading all over the country so medical clinics need to examine most patients in specific.
Measles is easily infected from other people after visting medical clinics be sure to wash your hands while wearing a mask when you are out.

Thirdly, vaccination is essential before touring abroad.
When you come back from measles spreading countries with suspicious symtoms, report this in the national quarantine station. If symptoms of measles happens to you. you should keep away from people.

Check a vaccination card first and then check to have done vaccination in an appropriate time according to the supposed schedule and if not hurry up to finish.
You need to follow the protection rules  for measles by washing hands and covering mouth when you cough.