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A child that has not been immunised with the MMR vaccine develops measles suggest a reason why antibiotics will not cure the child of measles?

Measles is a viral infection. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. Bacteria and viruses are two very different types of germs, and antibiotics will do nothing to cure the measles.


Can you get measles if vaccinated as a child?

It is possible but rare to get measles after being vaccinated as a child. The measles vaccine is highly effective, but no vaccine is 100% perfect. In some cases, the immunity provided by the vaccine may wane over time or the vaccine may not have conferred full immunity.


What does the doctor inject into the child to make the child immune to measles?

The doctor injects the child with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which contains weakened or inactivated forms of the measles virus. This stimulates the child's immune system to recognize and fight the virus, providing immunity against measles without causing the disease. The vaccine helps the body produce antibodies, ensuring protection if the child is later exposed to the actual virus.


What was it help the mmr vaccine for child?

The MMR protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.


How vaccinating a child with MMR vaccine makes them immune to measles?

MMR is measles mumps and rubella. If you give a strain of measles to a child, it's immune system develops anti bodies that destroy the virus, the anti bodies will stay around for ever and the child will be immune to measles as the anti bodies will prevent the measles virus from spreading.


Why is anti-measles vaccine given at 9 months?

anti measles vaccine is given at 9 months of age because before that the child has already got anti measles antibodies derived from her mother and the vaccine would be unable to elicit the response. At 9 months , we assume (in case of developing nations) that there are no maternal antimeasles antibodies left


Can a pregnant woman ge the measles immunization?

If a pregnant woman mistakenly gets the MMR vaccine or conceive within days of getting the vaccine, she should be counseled about the potential theoretical risks to the fetus. Getting the vaccine is not enough ground to terminating the pregnancy. Pregnancy registry of 324 pregnant women who got the vaccine did not show any terotegenicity to the fetus. No baby reported any adverse events due to the vaccine


Can baby take antibiotics if they have measles?

You should only give a baby or child what a doctor prescribes. Measles do not respond to an antibiotic, but he might order some medicated cream or ointment to prevent scratching.


What is used to make measles vaccine?

The MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) is a live, attenuated (weakened), combination vaccine that protects against the measles, mumps, and rubella viruses. It was first licensed in the combined form in 1971 and contains the safest and most effective forms of each vaccine. It is made by taking the measles virus from the throat of an infected person and adapting it to grow in chick embryo cells in a laboratory. As the virus becomes better able to grow in the chick embryo cells, it becomes less able to grow in a child's skin or lungs. When this vaccine virus is given to a child it replicates only a little before it is eliminated from the body. This replication causes the body to develop an immunity that, in 95% of children, lasts for a lifetime. A second dose of the vaccine is recommended to protect those 5% who did not develop immunity in the first dose and to give "booster" effect to those who did develop an immune response.


What is the World Health Organization's goal for childhood measles?

Child mortality due to measles is considered largely preventable, and making the MMR vaccine widely available in developing countries is part of WHO's strategy to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by the year 2015.


How many times does your child vaccinated with measles?

Children typically receive the measles vaccine, part of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, twice. The first dose is usually administered between 12 and 15 months of age, and the second dose is given between 4 and 6 years old. It's important to follow the recommended vaccination schedule to ensure proper immunity. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalized advice and updates on vaccination guidelines.


How are measles cured?

Treatment includes bed rest, lots of fluids and medicine for fever and headache. Antibiotics do not help -- either to cure measles or to prevent it. There are no anti-viral drugs for treating measles.