• April 26, 2024

The vaccine of the measles It is best when applied between 12 and 15 months of age, because when it is infection Permeates in adults can be serious. In this regard, the doctor José Halabe Cherem , professor of internal medicine of the UNAM, says:

For this reason it is recommended that it be applied to adults who did not receive the vaccine in the childhood; without a history of having suffered the disease and being born after 1956. The vaccine against measles alone or combined in the form of a triple vaccine (measles, rubella and mumps), known as "MMR", in a single administration, resulting in prolonged seroconversion in 95% of those vaccinated. "

Cherem clarifies that the outbreaks of measles in adults, they are attributed to the lack of permanence of the induced antibodies, it is known that they were due to the too early application of the vaccine in children "at the time when maternal antibodies impeded an immune response".

However, although the immunity of the vaccine is for life, a second dose is recommended for people under 39 years of age.

"The transmission capacity of the virus is 10 to 20 times greater than that of the flu and the infected person can catch it before it has symptoms, hence the importance of preventing it from spreading. "

Faced with this situation, he urged people under 39 who did not receive the reinforcement, and children under 12 years who do not have the vaccine, to apply for the biological.

Symptomatology

The symptoms of measles begin approximately between 7 and 14 days after the infection . An infected person starts with fever , nasal congestion, irritation of the throat, dry cough and redness of the eyes.

Some characteristics of this disease is that they appear tiny white spots (spots of Koplik).

After 3 to 5 days, a rash with slight itching appears, in front of and below the ears and on the sides of the neck, which takes on the appearance of irregular, flat, red surfaces that begin to swell. In one or two days it extends to the trunk, arms and legs, while it begins to disappear from the face.

In the most intense moment of measles, the person feels very sick, the rash is intense and the fever It can exceed 40 degrees. After 3 to 5 days, the temperature decreases, so the patient begins to feel better and any remaining spots disappear quickly.

The measles It can be more serious in adults than in children. Some adults may have a higher risk than others. Among them are: students, people traveling to other countries, refugees, health workers, school nurses and teachers and military personnel.

Go to your nearest health center and protect yourself.
 

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