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Measles
Also Known As: Rubeola
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Commonality for Afghanistanis uncommon
Commonality for Africais uncommon
Commonality for Australiais rare
Commonality for Central Africais uncommon
Commonality for Central Americais rare
Commonality for Chinais rare
Commonality for East Africais uncommon
Commonality for Europeis rare
Commonality for North Africais uncommon
Commonality for North Americais rare
Commonality for Pakistanis uncommon
Commonality for Russiais rare
Commonality for South Africais uncommon
Commonality for South East Asiais uncommon
Commonality for Southern Indiais uncommon
Commonality for Sub Saharan Africais uncommon
Commonality for Zimbabweis uncommon
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 62,500 people
Incidence for Africais approximately 1 in 1,621 people
Incidence for Eastern Mediterranean Regionis approximately 1 in 9,009 people
Incidence for South East Asiais approximately 1 in 23,810 people
Linked signs and symptoms
13Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Appetite Loss (Anorexia)
- Cough
- Diarrhoea (Diarrhea)
- Eye: Inflammation of Conjunctiva (Conjunctivitis)
- Eye: Sensitive to Light (Photophobia)
- Eyes: Corneal Ulcers
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Mind: Malaise
- Nose Congested or Running (Rhinitis)
- Skin Itching
- Skin Rash
- Skin: Maculopapular Rash (Rash with Small, Red, Raised Bumps)
- Sneezing
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
8Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Conservative management
1Lifestyle changes
4Behavioural changes
2Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
3These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological and test markers
3This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
2- Measles Serology (Specific Antibodies to Rubeola Virus)Reference range exampleAll: 0–1 NegativeLinked diagnostic tests1Measles Serology Test (Rubeola Serology)
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic tests1White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
1Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
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Measles
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