Modified measles is a milder form of measles that occurs in individuals who have received serum immunoglobulin (immunisation) after their exposure to the measles virus.
Similar but milder symptoms and signs may still occur, but the incubation period may be as long as 21 days.
Medscape
Diagnosis Tests
Positive serological test for measles immunoglobulin (Ig) M
IgG seroconversion
Significant rise in measles IgG level by any standard serologic assay
Isolation of measles virus
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) identification of measles virus RNA from a a clinical specimen
Gastanaduy P, Goodson J. Rubeola/measles. In: Nemhauser J, Halsey E, LaRocque R, et al, eds. CDC Yellow Book 2024: Health Information for International Travel. New York, NY:Oxford University Press; 2023. Available at: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/
yellowbook/2024/infections-diseases/rubeola-measles.
Accessed: April 17, 2024.
Countries affected are:
North America
Canada
United States of America (Alaska, Hawaii, Oahu, Maui)
This red, blotchy rash will spread down your or your child’s body over the next three days, eventually reaching your hands and feet after starting around your hairline.
It usually lasts about five to six days.
After three to four days, the rash may no longer turn white when you push on it.
Areas, where the measles rash was most severe, may start to peel.
Once the rash begins to go away, it will fade in the same order that it started. It will begin to go away around your hairline and face first, trunk next, and extremities last.
verywellHealth
Isolate patients after for four days rash onset.
Maintain good nutrition/hydration and fluid replacement if have diarrhoea and vomiting.
Antibiotics given if have eye and/or ear infection and/or pneumonia.
To reduce measles complications medical doctors should give Vitamin A supplements/treatment to children.
Always beware of Emergency hospital symptoms (see above).
General tips
Avoid gatherings with friends and family as well as crowded places.
If one has not had the measles vaccine for any reason and one wish to enter a measles endemic area, please note one is vulnerable to measles in entering the zone within 21 days of an onset of the rash of the last case of measles.
Blutinger E, Schmitz G, Kang C, et al. Measles: contemporary considerations for the emergency physician. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Sep 9;4(5):e13032. PMID: 37692196.
Pregnancy
If pregnant or planning to be pregnant this condition can lead to:
Miscarriage or stillbirth
Your baby being born prematurely (before the 37th week of pregnancy)
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
Detailed Information
Please copy and paste any key words from the title: Measles in the following respective 'Medtick References and/or Sources' to find out more about the disease (this also may include diagnosis tests and generic medical treatments).
The Pharmaceutical Journal covers analysis, features, opinion, learning and careers articles, providing insight and knowledge about drugs, pharmacy practice, medicines use and healthcare policy in the context of the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical science.
