Measles: According to the most recent announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health department, measles has emerged as one of the biggest threats globally.
In its most recent statement, the WHO warned that “There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading to different regions around the world,” citing Covid-19 as the cause of the disease’s reduced surveillance and gradual drop in vaccination coverage.
According to the WHO, around 40 million kids did not receive their measles vaccinations last year. In contrast, the UN reported in July that 25 million children had not received the recommended doses of vaccines against diseases including diphtheria, mostly as a result of the coronavirus disrupting ordinary healthcare services or causing vaccine misunderstandings.
One of the most contagious human viruses is measles, which can almost fully be avoided by immunisation. To stop community epidemics, vaccination rates must be at least 95%.
According to authorities, there were 128,000 measles fatalities and nine million cases globally in 2021.
The WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared that “measles is an imminent threat in every region of the world”due to continuous outbreaks in more than 20 nations, insufficient disease surveillance, and delayed response plans brought on by Covid-19.
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Symptoms of the measles include:
Measles can be hazardous, especially for infants and young children. A high fever, cough, runny nose (coryza), and red, watery eyes are frequently the first symptoms of measles.
According to the US CDC, two to three days after symptoms start, little white spots (also known as Koplik spots) may form inside the mouth. A rash appears three to five days after the first signs appear. Flat red patches that start at the hairline of the face and move down to the neck, torso, arms, legs, and feet are typically where it starts. Over the flat red dots, there may also be a few tiny raised bumps.
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Measles cases are on a hike in India
District-level reports of measles infections are on the rise in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, and Maharashtra, among other states.
The Center has requested that states take into consideration giving all children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years who live in susceptible areas one extra dose of the measles and rubella vaccine.
This year, there have been up to 233 measles cases registered in Mumbai. Thirty new measles patients were admitted to civic or state-run hospitals in the city on Wednesday during the day, while the financial centre of India reported 13 new cases of the disease and one death.
On Tuesday night, an eight-month-old boy from nearby Bhiwandi who had the measles passed away in a municipal hospital, bringing the total number of deaths in the city this year to 12. On November 20, the kid started getting rashes all over his body. On Tuesday night, he was admitted to a BMC hospital, but he passed just a short time later.
Eight city hospitals—Kasturba Hospital, Shivaji Nagar Maternity Home, Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital, Rajawadi Hospital, Shatabdi Hospital, Kurla Bhabha Hospital, Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Hospital, Borivali, and Seven Hills Hospital—are currently accepting measles patients.
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