A young man from the north of Zealand is, according to a press release from Statens Serum Institut have been infected with measles.
– We know that the person is probably infected in Denmark. Because he has not been out traveling during the period in which the infection is believed to have taken place, say Peter Henrik Andersen, afdelingslæge at the Statens Serum Institut.
the nature of the virus is identical to that in week seven hit, two danes, an à-la-Val Thorens in France.
Health – 12. feb. 2019 – at. 16:08 Popular ski resort hit by mæslingeudbrud
– This suggests that there is a kind of infection in Denmark, says Peter Henrik Andersen.
the State Serum Institute will now investigate whether there may be a correlation between the three identified cases of the disease. People who are not vaccinated, they can very easily become infected.
Measles is an airborne disease. Even if an infected person has left a room, the virus can linger. So we will investigate whether there is overlap between the three cases, we have identified, ” says Peter Henrik Andersen.
He points, therefore, that more and more people can be infected without being aware of it. By the same token, emit the Statens Serum Institut a message to the country’s health professionals to keep an eye out for symptoms of measles.
Peter Henrik Andersen stresses, however, that there is no reason to panic, even if you are infected.
– It is an important point, that most who get measles, to become completely healthy again. The reason why we do a little out of it, is that it can be a serious disease, he says.
Are you in doubt of whether one is vaccinated against measles, you must check whether you have received the MMR vaccination. It is the most effective way to guard against infection.
It is free for children and adults to get the MMR vaccine in Denmark.
Health – 12. feb. 2019 – at. 10:16 Woman and man infected with measles on ski holiday
How to be treated measles
If you know that you have been exposed to the measles virus without to be immune, so one should respond quickly, since it is possible to make a preventive treatment.
– If you are quick enough, you can actually be vaccinated three days after infection and avoid getting the disease.
– Then you can still give it, you call the ‘passive protection’, that is antibodies. Immunoglobulin, as it is called. They contain protection against measles, and them you can provide up to six hours after, say afdelingslæge at Statens Serum Institut Peter Henrik Andersen.
the Symptoms of measles are reminiscent of the symptoms of a violent cold, where you get a high fever, red eyes, and the nose runs. Later in the disease develop the characteristic rash.
There is no treatment for measles, when the disease is in the outbreak. You should keep the sick in isolation the first week to reduce the smittefaren, and it is important to get enough liquid. There can be given treatment that relieves symptoms, such as cough.
Vaccination provides lifelong protection against measles.
Source: Statens Serum Institut.
So dangerous is measles
Measles is an extremely contagious airborne virus. It is transmitted through coughing. Viruspartiklerne can be stuck for up to two hours, and you can be infected without even having been in the vicinity of the infected person.
the Disease is shown by fever, colds and hypersensitivity to light. Three to four days seen a rash that starts in face and moves down over the body.
One out of 15 mæslingesmittede get otitis.
Pneumonia is a out of the 25 with measles.
Encephalitis will be seen in 1 out of 2500 with measles.
Blodplademangel will be seen in 1 out of 3500 with measles.
In Denmark, will have children thanks to the good hospitalsforhold die of measles.
Nevertheless, measles cost a out of 2,500-3,000 for life. The mortality rate is significantly higher in the developing countries: Here, the door between one and five out of 100 mæslingetilfælde.
