Measles Prevention and Treatment Overview: Information for Healthcare Providers

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• Alternative Title:
  Caring for Patients with Measles Fact Sheet
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Division of Viral Diseases ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Description:
  Overview: MMR vaccination is the best way to prevent measles and its complications. There is no specific antiviral therapy that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA-approved)for management of measles. Medical care is generally supportive to help relieve symptoms. Measles can cause serious illness requiring hospitalization, and complications such as pneumonia andsecondary bacterial infections should be promptly managed under the supervision of a healthcare provider.
• Content Notes:
  Publication date estimated from document properties or from webpage description.
• Subjects:
  Health Communication Immunization, Passive Immunoglobulins Measles Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Measles Vaccine Measles Virus Patient Isolation Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Vaccination Vaccines

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• Series:
  Be Ready for Measles Toolkit   ; Be Ready for Measles  
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
• Division:
  DVD - Division of Viral Diseases
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38857e468cbf4c8416d99c4c4f44b2b389812ea833569aacc75889af4654382b56cebd20257c99aa505deb2d4085c35e9a10686bddb10d20569df42b35fb62fa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257236/cdc_257236_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.44 KB ]