Measles in children: a re-emergence of the vaccine-preventable disease

Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine, measles remains an endemic in many countries is main cause morbidity mortality among young children. Therefore, objective this study was to describe most important aspects that allow clinicians identify suspected cases for timely diagnosis treatment, which are essential avoid inappropriate interventions prevent complications. The virus highly contagious, transmitted through fomites respiratory secretions, active environment or on surfaces several hours. Diagnosing can be difficult because unfamiliar as there have been few confirmed recent years. Taking complete medical history, while considering clinical phases measles, thorough physical examination help guide diagnosis, characteristics (fever rash) seen both infectious non-infectious diseases. Treatment consists three fundamental aspects: supportive care (management fever hydration), identification treatment associated complications, prevention disease spread patient family group education. It ensure compliance with immunization policies strategies globally control re-emergence increase burden caused by virus.