Thread by @WHO

#Measles is highly contagious.
If you are travelling🧳🛫🚉🚘🚢, check your vaccination status.
Two doses of measles vaccine are needed to protect you against the disease bit.ly/2KDqRl4

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The best protection against #measles: two doses of the measles vaccine, which is often incorporated with #mumps and/or #rubella vaccines bit.ly/2KDqRl4

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If you are unsure of your #measles vaccination status, you should receive at least one dose of measles vaccine.
WHO recommends that travellers get vaccinated at least 15 days prior to travel🧳🛫🚉🚘🚢
Latest WHO #travel advice on measles➡️ bit.ly/2KDqRl4

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WHO recommends that infants 6-9 months of age receive a supplementary dose of #measles vaccine if they are travelling to countries experiencing measles outbreaks bit.ly/2KDqRl4 #VaccinesWork

#Measles vaccine can be co-administered with other vaccines recommended for travellers such as yellow fever vaccine bit.ly/2KDqRl4

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The #measles vaccine has been in use since the 1960s.
It is safe, effective and inexpensive bit.ly/2D5E41g

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The first sign of #measles is usually a high fever 🌡️, which begins about 10 to 12 days after exposure to the virus and lasts 4 to 7 days.

A runny nose, a cough, red & watery eyes, and small white spots inside the cheeks can develop in the initial stage.

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After several days, a rash erupts, usually on the face and upper neck.
Over about 3 days, the rash spreads, eventually reaching the hands and feet. The rash lasts for 5 to 6 days, and then fades.
On average, the rash occurs 14 days after exposure to the #measles virus.

#Measles is spread by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with infected nasal or throat secretions bit.ly/2KDqRl4

#Measles virus remains active and contagious in the air or on infected surfaces for up to 2 hours.
The virus can be transmitted by an infected person from 4 days prior to the onset of the rash to 4 days after the rash erupts bit.ly/2KDqRl4

Unvaccinated young children are at highest risk of #measles and its complications, including death and disability bit.ly/2KDqRl4