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A number of 1,003 cases of measles were registered in December 2024, according to the National Institute of Public Health (INSP).
Most of these came from the counties of Neamț (382), Suceava (94) and Constanța (75). From the beginning of the reporting period, January 1, 2023, until December 31, 2024, 27,234 cases of measles were registered.
Starting from January 1, 2023, there were 22 deaths due to measles (five in Bucharest, four in Brașov county, three in Giurgiu county, two each in Argeș and Iași counties, one each in Mureș, Sibiu, Buzău, Constanța counties , Alba and Ialomita).
According to INSP, the 22nd death (reported in Iași county) was of a one-year-and-two-month-old boy, not vaccinated against ROR.
Measles (measles) is an infectious disease that often leads to complications. One in four people who get measles needs hospitalization. For one in 1,000 measles patients, the disease is fatal, states the INSP. As the source quoted by Agerpresthe measles vaccine protects children against this disease.
The main symptoms of the disease
Measles, also known as measles, is one of the childhood diseases. It is caused by infection with a virus and can be fatal for very young children. Immunization by vaccination has decreased the death rate from measles. There is no antiviral treatment to cure measles, the disease goes away on its own.
- High fever
- Cough
- Rhinorrhea
- Rash
- Inflammation of the eyes (conjunctivitis)
- Dry cough
- Enlargement of lymph nodes
- Lack of appetite
- Apathy
- Diarrhea
- Muscle pain.
Source: www.doctorulzilei.ro
