19 dic 1954 año - Measles

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• Facts:
o Considered to be a “crowd disease” where transmission is prone in high population densities
o Native populations had no preexisting immunity
o Need for herd immunity
• Transmission/Symptoms:
o High fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, reddish rash all over the body
• Treatment:
o Vaccine that was safely developed in the 1960s
• Historical Events:
o 900AD: where the disease was described to be worse than smallpox
o 1600s: Leading cause of death in eastern seaboard cities
o 1778: James Cook makes for contact for a European
♣ Measles in Hawaii where population had been dropping
o 1893: US overthrew Hawaiian monarchy
o 1954: Virus identified
o 1990s: Wakefield who told the public (Perceived risk) that there children would get autism if infected


Image:https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/deadly-measles-confirmed-in-baby-boy-south-of-suns/3352817/

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