3 Measles
3 Measles
It is rarely subclinical.
Prior to the use of measles
vaccine, the peak incidence
was among children 5-10 yr of
age.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology of Measles – United States, 2001–2003.
MMWR 2004;53:713–716.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles – United States. MMWR 2005;54:1229–1231
Americas, 1980–2000.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Progress toward interrupting indigenous measles
transmission – region of the Americas, January 1999–September 2000. MMWR 2000;40:986–990
Korting GW: Hautkrankheiten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen, 3rd ed. Stuttgart, FK
Schattauer Verlag, 1982
Otitis media
bronchopneumonia
Hemiplegia
Cerebral thrombophlebitis
Retrobulbar neuritis
occur rarely.
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Prognosis
Case fatality rates in the United States have
decreased in recent years to low levels for all
age groups, largely because of:
Improved socioeconomic conditions