Vaccines against measles protect against the disease and even prevent infections between 90% and 95%, said the director of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), Héctor Castro.
He Measles is characterized as one of the most contagious diseases. PIt can cause complications ranging from otitis, pneumonia or even meningitis, so there is no specific treatment for exception of vaccination.
The measles vaccines they protect against the disease and even prevent infections between 90% and 95%, mentioned the PAI director, Héctor Castro.
In this sense, the doctor regretted that many children are not yet immunizedincreasing the risk of spreading the highly contagious disease.
“With the confirmed case in Paraguay, it is considered a measles outbreak This case was detected in Hohenanu, Itapúa department, in September of last year and it was confirmed that it was measles in January. It is the first case of the virus since 1998 ″, he recalled.
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In this regard, the director indicated that vaccines against measles are available in all vaccinatories in the country, are free, safe and effective doses. The vaccination scheme is two doses.
He case of the infected one-year-old baby in Hohenau had a dose. OfSince this year the Ministry of Health decreased time between first and second dose to increase coverage.
The measure responds to international recommendations when seeing that many boys and girls had the first dose for 1 year, but did not apply the second at 4 years, according to the scheme. For this reason, it was established that the second doses be applied from 18 months of age.
Regarding the start of classes, Dr. Castro recalled that there is a National Vaccination Law, which establishes that vaccination cards must be checked before school entry.
If it is found that they do not have measles vaccinations,and will urge parents to complete the outline of minors.
Of the persistence of the situation and the refusal of the parents to vaccinate the children, it is evaluated with other instances addressing the non-compliance of the adults responsible for the duty of care.
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symptoms and treatment
*Measles manifests itself in the form of fever and hives accompanied by respiratory symptoms; the latter usually occur before the appearance of the hives.
*The disease can pass after a week and there are risks of very severe complications, warned Castro, including otitis, pneumonia, corneal lesions, profuse diarrhea, encephalitis or meningitis.
*He measles does not have a specific treatment. Treatment consists of evaluating symptoms and monitoring for complications.
*If a person has a fever and skin rashes, accompanied by a respiratory condition, which could even have been days before, one must first consider that it could be measles, Castro pointed out.
