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Week #5: #Measles & #MMR
Clear topic of the week was measles (so many convos w/ concerned parents this week!) so this week’s thread is on the MMR vaccine
#VaccinesWork #VaxFactsFebruary
@Dr_ScottK @PedsGeekMD @DrJaimeFriedman @DrPanMD
#PediatricTeachingTipsAndPearls
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Clear topic of the week was measles (so many convos w/ concerned parents this week!) so this week’s thread is on the MMR vaccine
#VaccinesWork #VaxFactsFebruary
@Dr_ScottK @PedsGeekMD @DrJaimeFriedman @DrPanMD
#PediatricTeachingTipsAndPearls
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Brief overview on #measles:
Highly #contagious - 90% of susceptible (i.e. non-vaccinated) persons will become ill if exposed
- Fever
- 3 C's (cough, conjunctivitis, coryza)
- #Koplik spots
- Rash (starts on face & spreads downward)
Sources for thread: @CDCgov & @WHO
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Highly #contagious - 90% of susceptible (i.e. non-vaccinated) persons will become ill if exposed
- Fever
- 3 C's (cough, conjunctivitis, coryza)
- #Koplik spots
- Rash (starts on face & spreads downward)
Sources for thread: @CDCgov & @WHO
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Complications from #measles:
Ear infxn (1 in 10) - can cause hearing loss
Pneumonia (1 in 20) - most common cause of death
Encephalitis (1 in 1000)
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (4-11 in 100,000)
1 in 4 will be hospitalized
1-2 in 1,000 will die
#VaxFactsFebruary
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Ear infxn (1 in 10) - can cause hearing loss
Pneumonia (1 in 20) - most common cause of death
Encephalitis (1 in 1000)
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (4-11 in 100,000)
1 in 4 will be hospitalized
1-2 in 1,000 will die
#VaxFactsFebruary
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