Nowadays, different countries are constantly emerging and
expanding their liabilities which may include the field of medicine. The
disease that is being discussed by the instructor that is considered nearly
eradicated is probably the measles. This disease is caused by Paramyxovirus which
is a major respiratory pathogen among infants and young children. Measles is
also known as “rubeola virus”, an acute, highly respiratory symptoms and a
maculopapular rash that affects the mouth, head, body and extremities. It
begins with the appearance of Koplik spots which may end up to some
complications like symptomatic encephalitis and subacute sclerosing
panencephalitis(SSPE). In order to prevent this type of disease MMR(Measles, Mumps
& Rubella) Vaccine is needed. According to some of the reports, it is still
common to some of the countries, but WHO campaigns to eradicate the disease worldwide
by the year 2020.
