I faintly remember in nursing school talking
about measles for a few minutes during infectious diseases in pediatrics and
again when we studied the immunization schedule. That is about the extent
of my education in this "eradicated disease". (In the
states, even though some families decide not to vaccinate based on misguided
trends, through community or herd immunity kids are well protected and we
practically never see a case.) Here however, it is a different story.
Immunization is done poorly and inconsistently consequently it is seen fairly often. So I’ve
been trying to educate myself and be more prepared for the next fine, flat,
red, full body rash I encounter. Here, it is possible that up to 15% of cases
die and even more result in complications like pneumonia, blindness and
impaired mental development. This year our neighbors in the DRC (Congo) had a
large scale epidemic and many died. Monday, October 3, 2011
measles
I faintly remember in nursing school talking
about measles for a few minutes during infectious diseases in pediatrics and
again when we studied the immunization schedule. That is about the extent
of my education in this "eradicated disease". (In the
states, even though some families decide not to vaccinate based on misguided
trends, through community or herd immunity kids are well protected and we
practically never see a case.) Here however, it is a different story.
Immunization is done poorly and inconsistently consequently it is seen fairly often. So I’ve
been trying to educate myself and be more prepared for the next fine, flat,
red, full body rash I encounter. Here, it is possible that up to 15% of cases
die and even more result in complications like pneumonia, blindness and
impaired mental development. This year our neighbors in the DRC (Congo) had a
large scale epidemic and many died. 
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