Measles is an acute infectious disease of viral etiology with an extremely high degree of contagiousness.

The causative agent is the measles virus, belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family, genus Morbillivirus.

The clinical picture of measles is characterized by the development of fever reaching high values ​​(up to 40.5 ° C), inflammation of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity (including the so-called Belsky-Filatov spot), upper respiratory tract, conjunctivitis, as well as a characteristic maculopapular rash on the skin. The disease is accompanied by severe intoxication, general weakness and sometimes progressive complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis or diarrhea. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2018, about 140 thousand people died from measles worldwide, most of whom were children under five years of age. Despite significant progress in global vaccination, measles remains one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in developing countries, accounting for 1.3% of all child mortality in 2016. The sharp increase in measles cases in 2017 is due to insufficient vaccination coverage and decreasing herd immunity, which has led to measles outbreaks in various regions of the world. Gaps in immunization remain a key factor contributing to the spread of the infection. In the Russian Federation, the incidence of measles in 2018 was 1.7 cases per 100,000 people, indicating the presence of localized outbreaks of the disease despite existing prevention measures.

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