Lets talk about Measles

Measles, mumps, and rubella were once very common diseases in the United States, but they have become rare because of the use of vaccines to prevent them. As with many other diseases, measles, mumps, and rubella generally are more severe in adults than in children. Most adults are immune to all three infections because they had them )or had a vaccine as children. What exactly are measles, well its a childhood viral disease, associated with cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, spots on the buccal mucosa, and rash starting on the head and neck and spreading to the rest of the body.

Symtoms of Measles

- cough like symtoms
- runny nose
- sneezing
- red eyes
- watering eyes
- high fever
- red spots in mouth
- red spots inside cheeks
- rash
- light sensitivity


Treatments for Measles

The best way to treat measles is bed rest, plenty of fluids, paain relief medications, anitbiotics, and vintamin A.




Complications of measles

- breathing difficulty
- very high fever
- servere headaches
- pneumonia
- death
- brain damage
- deafness
- ear ache

i dont really know how measles affect homeostasis, couldnt really find any info about that.

Systems Measles affect

The virus enters the body via the respiratory system, multiplies there, and circulates in the blood. A rash occurs and appears after 14 days' incubation and persists 5-10 days. Serious complications may occur in 1 out of 15 persons; these are mostly respiratory . Though since there is rash it effects the integumentary system.