AS measles cases continue to surge, Brits have been warned to be on the lookout for symptoms of the highly infectious illness. Most people associate measles with a flat, red rash that appears on th…

The message is loud and clear, the measles is not chicken pox. Do not expose your kids to it. Tell your kids to stay away from other kids who are coughing.

  • Lit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Canada and Mexico need to close their border to prevent the spread of measles.

    • HasturInYellow@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      A large part of the efficacy of vaccines comes from everyone around you also being mostly immune. If there are giant holes in the shield, everyone near those holes becomes more vulnerable. The vaccines can be overcome by the disease if enough viral load is present.

    • robbinhood@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Prevent diseases? As if. Were such a thing possible surely people would be getting nobel prizes for it.

  • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    4 days ago

    TIL why my mom always checked my throats for spots whenever we mentioned any kind of not feeling well. First thing she did. I always assumed it was just a strep thing, but she grew up in a time when measles was still an active threat. I just remember white spots in the throat being the biggest thing. No white spots, go to bed. White spots, go to doctor.

    Fun fact: I ignored that advice in my late twenties and ended up with scarlet fever. Like a fucking Victorian child. Didn’t even know scarlet fever was still a thing.

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 days ago

      You dope. White spots = strep = you get antibiotics and start feeling better fast! No spots, it’s a virus and you have to suffer through it for 2 weeks.

      And of course, as you said, strep can become scarlet fever, where you stand defiantly in the sunset thinking (but not declaring, because your throat hurts) “as God is mah witness, Ah’ll nevah leave strep untreated again!”

      Glad you survived.

    • ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      4 days ago

      I’m not sure anyone will get the gravity of that last image. It’s just an MRI scan, you get those for many things. But not sure what makes sense to replace this with either.

      • werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        4 days ago

        Here’s what AI has to say:

        AI Overview +1 Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive brain disorder that can develop years after a measles infection. It’s a disabling and deadly disease that usually affects children between the ages of 5 and 15. Symptoms memory loss, irritability, seizures, involuntary muscle movements, behavioral changes, personality changes, mood swings, depression, fever, and headache. Stages

        Stage 1: Personality changes, mood swings, depression, fever, headache, and memory loss
Stage 2: Jerking, muscle spasms, seizures, loss of vision, and dementia
Stage 3: Writhing (twisting) movements and rigidity
Stage 4: Progressive loss of consciousness into a persistent vegetative state

        Treatment There’s no specific cure for SSPE, but treatments include lamivudine, isoprinosine, and interferon alfa-2a. Prevention The only effective way to prevent SSPE is to get vaccinated against measles. SSPE is more common in developing countries due to low vaccination rates. Risk factors Risk factors for SSPE include: Being from a rural or poverty-stricken area, Being overcrowded, Having multiple siblings, and Having a higher birth order.