With measles cases on the rise in Singapore, here’s what you need to know to protect yourself:
Here is what you need to know about measles and how you can protect yourself.Measles is a highly contagious disease that affects a person’s respiratory system and often results in a skin rash.The virus spreads easily through direct contact with the saliva or mucus of an infected person, whether through coughing, sneezing or contact with contaminated surfaces.
In rare cases, measles may cause encephalitis - an acute inflammation of the brain - and increase the risk of seizures, epilepsy, mental disability, coma or death.Measles epidemics used to occur every one to three years in Singapore during the 1960s and 1970s, and most children developed measles after the age of one.
Those who have had the two doses of MMR vaccines are usually considered protected for their entire lives, said Dr Yan Shiyuan, medical director at Edgedale Medical Clinic .Dr Yan added that while some might still get measles despite being vaccinated, this may be due to a decrease of the immune system’s ability to fight the virus over time.
"Children and adults with no documented evidence of measles vaccination should receive two doses of MMR vaccine at least 28 days apart," said Dr Yan.
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