MEASLES IN CHILDREN IN MODERN CONDITIONS

Abstract

Children and adults of any age and any social and professional groups are susceptible to the measles infection. Measles may lead to the development of severe disease forms and complications; it remains one of the main causes of death among infants around the world, despite a safe and effective vaccine. A clinical observation of children of 5 months to 14 years of age (n = 44) with measles hospitalized to a specialized in-patient department was conducted. Examination of all children included history taking and daily medical examination throughout the inpatient treatment with the evaluation of intensity of clinical symptoms. It is shown that in modern conditions measles in children is registered mainly in the age group of 5 months to 3 years (81.8%), mainly in unvaccinated children (95.5%), and typically takes a moderate-severe form (95.4%). Strenosing laryngotracheitis and obstructive bronchitis are among the specific measles complications.

Keywords

• infection
• children
• measles