Is there a cure for the Measles?

Answer 1

Treatment for measles

Specific treatment for measles has not been discovered.

The patient will recover within a week without using any vaccine.To reduce the fever or pain acetaminophen (paracetamol) may be used.

For prevention purposes vaccine is administered to the children of 18 months with sencond dose before age of 4 or 5 years.

How does measles vaccine work

Vaccine of measles contain alive viruses (called antigens). The alive antigen can reproduce inside the human body but they do not damage host because they are weakened in laboratory to the point where they are still alive and able to reproduce but can not cause serious illness.

When this vaccine is injected into the human body, the T type lymphocytes (White blood cells) detect the type of viruses in it. Then B type lymphocytes produce antibodies against these viruses. The viruses reproduce inside human body therefore the lymphocytes produce more antibodies against this specific type of viruses. Antibodies bind to the viruses, stop their activity and destroy them.

Now the viruses of vaccine have been destroyed but the antibodies against them are still present and they prevent the actual viruses (harmful) of measles to cause illness.

These antibodies are memory cell for this specific type of viruses.

Why vaccine is not used for cure

When the actual viruses of vaccine enter your body, your immune system prevents you (the process is similar to that process which occurs when the vaccine viruses are injected), so you do not need vaccine. The symptoms of measles will last after 5-10 days. The vaccine is only used for prevention (and vaccine viruses do not cause actual disease).

Can you get measles again

If you have caught the measles then you will not get measles again because your body already has antibodies against the measles viruses.

But what are the antibodies

Antibodies are globular proteins which are present in blood. Each antibody binds to a specific antigen, antibody for a specific antigen should have a shape and structure that is able to fit into this virus.Then it will be able to inhibit the activity of this virus.

Why measles vaccine is administered to the children of 18 months

Measles vaccine is administered to the children of 18 months because prior to that age, the baby's immune system is not mature enough to produce antibodies against the antigens of vaccine.

Answer 2

No. Once the virus enters the body and begins the disease path, there is no way to stop it. The patient will have to wait until the body fights off the virus. The same process occurs when a cold virus enters the body. It takes 7-10 days for the body to kill the virus and clear up the symptoms. To prevent a measles infection, a vaccine is available.

Answer 3

There is no specific remedy other than giving the body time and rest to recover from the virus. However, there may be secondary infections that may need treatment.

Answer 4

yes

There is a live attenuated vaccine.

MR vaccine (Measles-Rubella),

MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

MMRV (Measles, Mumps, rubella, Varicella)

Answer 5

Yes there is.

Answer 6

yes there is

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yes but it needs to run its course.