Diagnosis of measles

Diagnosis of measles

The diagnosis is usually clear from the patient’s clinical history and clinical examination, such as coblic spots, skin rash and the way the body spreads, so no tests are usually performed.

However, if a blood sample is taken, the presence of antibodies to the measles virus in the blood, or the cultivation of the virus from the urine, stool or other body secretions.

Measles is a viral infectious disease, transmitted by the respiratory tract , Especially children between 2 and 4 years old, but the incidence of complications after the introduction of measles vaccine, which revolutionized the great disease.