2024-02-17 09:30:00
This is not yet a red alert but a call for vigilance. In a press release sent this Thursday followingnoon, the Regional Health Agency asks parents to keep a special eye on their children. Particularly contagious, measles has appeared in the Region. 72 cases were recorded in Drôme, Ardèche and Rhône. “10 cases of measles have been recorded in the Rhône department. The situation seems to be under control, there are no serious cases recorded,” the ARS told Le Progrès.
Severe forms possible
In this context, she recommends “checking the vaccination status of children and being attentive to the slightest suggestive symptoms”. These include high fever (up to 39-40°C), cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes, general fatigue and a rash with small, very red spots following a few days.
The only prevention for this disease which may require hospitalization in its severe forms: vaccination. Note that the most vulnerable people, such as pregnant women who have not had measles or not protected by 2-dose vaccination, unvaccinated children under one year of age and immunocompromised people, are the most vulnerable. prone to possible severe forms.
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