Research progress of measles prevention and treatment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2016.03.005
- VernacularTitle:麻疹防治的研究进展
- Author:
Qiuqiong ZHANG
;
Lin ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Measles;
Epidemiology;
Clinical manifestation;
Control strategy
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2016;43(3):180-183,184
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Measles is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by measles virus.Measles is highly contagious,and it can spread rapidly mainly in infants and young children.With the application of measles vac-cine,the morbidity and mortality of the disease are significantly reduced,but in recent years,measles is still prev-alent in some regions of our country,and presenting some new characteristics on the epidemiology and clinical manifestations.To understand the present epidemic characteristics and the clinical manifestations of measles in a timely manner,and to monitor the level of the crowd measles antibody plays an important role in achieving the goal of eliminating measles.This article reviews the recent epidemiology and clinical characteristics of measles.
