This phenomenon is known as immune amnesia and can expose people to other infections for several weeks to months. Studies have shown that he can do it two to three years After infection of the measles of protective immunity for full return.
“Odra virus is strongly immunosuppressant, which means that it will interfere with the normal function of many white blood cells in the body that fight other infections,” says Fennelly.
One of these infections is bacterial pneumonia, which causes fluid in the lungs. About one in five people who get the Odra in the USA, are hospitalized, and one in 20 will develop pneumonia. In some cases, patients may need additional oxygen or intubation and support of the fan.
IN February 28 press clearanceRon Cook, health director at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, described hospitalized patients as having severe symptoms, with many of them also experience dehydration and low oxygen levels due to inflammation in the lungs.
“Pneumonia is the most common cause of the death of measles in young children,” says Edith Bracho-Sanchez, an assistant professor at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Odra can cause earnest complications in people without immunity, especially in children under 5 years of age.Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Odra can also cause a earnest complication called encephalitis or edema, which can be fatal. Encephalitis may occur during infection if the virus moves to the brain or after infection if the brain is inflammatory due to an overactive immune response. About one child per 1000, which he gets measles, will develop encephalitis. Condition can cause convulsions, and in sporadic cases deafness or intellectual disability.
Odra vaccine, pig and rubella (MMR) is the best way to protect against these complications. One dose of vaccine has 93 percent compared to the Oder, and two doses are effective. The first dose is recommended for children aged 12 to 15 months, and the second dose is usually administered at the age of 4 to 6 years.
There is no antiviral agents for the Odra and although vitamin A is often given to people with infection, it does not prevent measles or kills the virus. “The infection itself can exhaust the level of vitamin A in the body,” says Bracho-Sanchez. Both the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend two doses of vitamin A for children hospitalized from the Oder, because vitamin A deficiency can enhance the risk of earnest complications. However, high doses of vitamin A can be toxic.
Secretary of Human Health and Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He suggested that cod hepatic oil treatment, which contains vitamin A, shows “very, very good results” in patients from the Oder. But health experts warn that cod liver oil supplements may contain more vitamin A than the recommended daily amount, and can also make children get ailing if they take too much.
Bracho-sanchez says that the best way to properly vitamin A is to eat a diet wealthy in fruit and vegetables. Vaccination, says, remains the best way to protect against measles.
Updated was 3-11-2025 19:37 PM GMT: Invapidal identification of the quote from Glenn Fennelly has been improved.