DJ, I do not know what to think of this story; [url]https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/breaking-measles-virus-spreading-in-zimbabwe-and-afghanistan-that-is-causing-deaths-in-children-is-a-new-genotype-never-identified-before[/url] or https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/breaking-measles-virus-spreading-in-zimbabwe-and-afghanistan-that-is-causing-deaths-in-children-is-a-new-genotype-never-identified-before - https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/breaking-measles-virus-spreading-in-zimbabwe-and-afghanistan-that-is-causing-deaths-in-children-is-a-new-genotype-never-identified-before Claim is a "new kind of measles" is spreading (since may) in parts of Africa and West Asia giving also a lot of brain damage...killing already hundreds of children...limited spread in adults...Very likely to spread further... [url]https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/emerging-diseases-other-health-threats-alphabetical-a-thru-h/childhood-diseases/measles/948441-zimbabwe-2022-measles[/url] or https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/emerging-diseases-other-health-threats-alphabetical-a-thru-h/childhood-diseases/measles/948441-zimbabwe-2022-measles - https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/emerging-diseases-other-health-threats-alphabetical-a-thru-h/childhood-diseases/measles/948441-zimbabwe-2022-measles ; Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/children-s-death-toll-rises-in-zimbabwe-measles-outbreak-/6704160.html" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(35, 121, 181); text-decoration: none; - https://www.voanews.com/a/children-s...-/6704160.html
More Than 150 Children Dead in Zimbabwe Measles Outbreak August 16, 2022 4:57 PM Agence France-Presse
A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country, the government said Tuesday.
Cases have been growing rapidly in the southern African nation since authorities said the first infection was logged earlier this month, with reported deaths almost doubling in less than a week.
"As of 15 August, the cumulative figure across the country has risen to 2,056 cases and 157 deaths," Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said, briefing journalists after a weekly Cabinet meeting... The global focus now is at MPX......I put this also in latest news...from "pandemic breakfast"... [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles ; Measles is a highly contagious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_disease" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Infectious disease - infectious disease caused by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles_morbillivirus" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Measles morbillivirus - measles virus . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-pmid28757186-11" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-MM2014-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [12] Symptoms usually develop 10–12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7–10 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Conn2014-8" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [8] Initial symptoms typically include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Fever - fever , often greater than 40 °C (104 °F), cough, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinitis" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Rhinitis - runny nose , and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunctivitis" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Conjunctivitis - inflamed eyes . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-MM2014-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2014SS-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [4] Small white spots known as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koplik%27s_spots" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Koplik's spots - Koplik's spots may form inside the mouth two or three days after the start of symptoms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2014SS-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [4] A red, flat rash which usually starts on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body typically begins three to five days after the start of symptoms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2014SS-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [4] Common complications include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Diarrhea - diarrhea (in 8% of cases), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_media" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Otitis media - middle ear infection (7%), and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Pneumonia - pneumonia (6%). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2012Pink-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [5] These occur in part due to measles-induced https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunosuppression" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Immunosuppression - immunosuppression . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Rot2016-6" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [6] Less commonly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizures" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Seizures - seizures , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Blindness - blindness , or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Encephalitis - inflammation of the brain may occur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2012Pink-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] Other names include morbilli, rubeola, red measles, and English measles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Mil2015-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Stan2002-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [2] Both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubella" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Rubella - rubella , also known as German measles, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseola" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Roseola - roseola are different diseases caused by unrelated viruses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [13] Measles is an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_disease" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Airborne disease - airborne disease which https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-to-human_transmission" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Human-to-human transmission - spreads easily from one person to the next through the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cough" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Cough - coughs and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneeze" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Sneeze - sneezes of infected people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] It may also be spread through direct contact with mouth or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Mucus - nasal secretions . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] It is extremely contagious: nine out of ten people who are not immune and share living space with an infected person will be infected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2012Pink-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [5] Furthermore, measles's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproductive_number" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Reproductive number - reproductive number estimates vary beyond the frequently cited range of 12 to 18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-15" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [15] The NIH quote this 2017 paper saying: "[a] review in 2017 identified feasible measles R0 values of 3.7–203.3". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-16" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [16] People are infectious to others from four days before to four days after the start of the rash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2012Pink-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [5] While often regarded as a childhood illness, it can affect people of any age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Medscape2018-17" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [17] Most people do not get the disease more than once. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] Testing for the measles virus in suspected cases is important for public health efforts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2012Pink-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [5] Measles is not known to occur in other animals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] Once a person has become infected, no specific treatment is available, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] although https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supportive_care" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Supportive care - supportive care may improve outcomes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] Such care may include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_solution" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Oral rehydration solution - oral rehydration solution (slightly sweet and salty fluids), healthy food, and medications to control the fever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Conn2014-8" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotics" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Antibiotics - Antibiotics should be prescribed if secondary bacterial infections such as ear infections or pneumonia occur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_A" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Vitamin A - Vitamin A supplementation is also recommended for children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] Among cases reported in the U.S. between 1985 and 1992, death occurred in only 0.2% of cases, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-CDC2012Pink-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [5] but may be up to 10% in people with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Malnutrition - malnutrition . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] Most of those who die from the infection are less than five years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles_vaccine" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Measles vaccine - measles vaccine is effective at preventing the disease, is exceptionally safe, and is often delivered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="MMR vaccine - in combination with other vaccines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Russell2019-18" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [18] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccination" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;" title="Vaccination - Vaccination resulted in an 80% decrease in deaths from measles between 2000 and 2017, with about 85% of children worldwide having received their first dose as of 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2019News-14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [14] Measles affects about 20 million people a year, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-MM2014-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [3] primarily in the developing areas of Africa and Asia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] It is one of the leading vaccine-preventable disease causes of death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-Kabra2013-19" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-20" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [20] In 1980, 2.6 million people died from measles, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-WHO2014-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [7] and in 1990, 545,000 died due to the disease; by 2014, global vaccination programs had reduced the number of deaths from measles to 73,000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-GBD2015De-21" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [21] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-GDB2013-22" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; - [22] Despite these trends, rates of disease and deaths increased from 2017 to 2019 due to a decrease in immunization. DJ...No info on the recent outbreak in Africa/Asia on wiki... [url]https://www.newzimbabwe.com/measles-outbreak-death-toll-now-150-children-as-cases-reach-2000/[/url] or https://www.newzimbabwe.com/measles-outbreak-death-toll-now-150-children-as-cases-reach-2000/ - https://www.newzimbabwe.com/measles-outbreak-death-toll-now-150-children-as-cases-reach-2000/ ; HARARE: An outbreak of measles in https://www.dw.com/en/developing-story-zimbabwe/t-41428160" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(178, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s; - Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children with the death toll nearly doubling in just under a week, the government said on Tuesday. The total number of suspected cases across the country has risen from 1,036 to 2,056 in the space of just four days, the information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said. The health ministry earlier blamed gatherings of religious sects for the outbreak. The first infection was logged earlier this month. Most reported cases involve children between the ages of six months and 15 years from religious sects who do not believe in vaccination. “It has been noted that most cases have not received vaccination to protect against measles. Government has invoked the Civil Protection Unit Act to deal with this emergency,” Mutsvangwa said.
Zimbabwe to step up vaccinationsAccording to Mutsvangwa, the Zimbabwean government was looking to work with traditional and religious leaders to gain their support for the vaccination campaign. She also said the government would step up vaccinations and cited special legislation allowing it to draw money from the national disaster fund “to deal with the emergency.” The measles virus mainly affects children with some of the more serious complications including blindness, brain swelling, diarrhea and severe respiratory infections. Once very common, the virus https://www.dw.com/en/why-measles-is-so-deadly-and-vaccination-so-important/a-47743349" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(178, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s; - can now be prevented with a vaccine . DJ...so maybe measles vaccination may be effective to slow down spread ? With major risks in groups that do not want vaccinations ? (For whatever reasons...DJ-it is their body...if people do not want to get a vaccine no government has any right to enforce a vaccine...however not getting a vaccine may bring other limits-my opinion). Of course MPX, CoViD, Polio...one has to find strategies to deal with these diseases in a combination of risks...
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