Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe

The infectious disease of measles is becoming a rarity in the member states of the European Union. After the implementation of the mandatory immunization calendar, cases of measles among children rarely encounter while those that have been registered usually pass lightly and without any significant...

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Autores principales:	Ananiev Ju., Vassilev Iv., Arabadjiev G., Ramdan V., Chokoeva A., Tchernev G., Wollina U.
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2014
Materias:	measles immunization pneumonia lethal outcome Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2df81dbabd894266939000cf56c3a96c2021-12-02T19:17:54ZMeasles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe0324-175010.1515/amb-2014-0025https://doaj.org/article/2df81dbabd894266939000cf56c3a96c2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/amb-2014-0025https://doaj.org/toc/0324-1750The infectious disease of measles is becoming a rarity in the member states of the European Union. After the implementation of the mandatory immunization calendar, cases of measles among children rarely encounter while those that have been registered usually pass lightly and without any significant complications. We present two cases of a measles-type infection with a fatal outcome for two children - 4 and 11 years of age respectively - who had not been immunized by the time of the event and who developed an unfolding clinical picture with the respective complications. In a number of countries in the European Union (as well as within some ethnical groups, the Roma population included), standard-type vaccinations may appear to be problematic. The most frequently encountered complications, resulting from such “blunders”, are pneumonia and encephalitis but controlling the clinical symptoms is not always possible because of: 1) late medical intervention due to the poor knowledge ability of the respective ethnical group (overdue contact with the specialized medical personnel), as well as 2) the superposed bacterial infections which unmask the initial diagnosis. Obtaining a clear picture of the symptoms in such patients is difficult. In the rare cases, when the therapy is rewarded with some success, patients remain partial or permanent invalids because of the irreversible damage to the brain and/or the functions of the lungs.Ananiev Ju.Vassilev Iv.Arabadjiev G.Ramdan V.Chokoeva A.Tchernev G.Wollina U.Sciendoarticlemeaslesimmunizationpneumonialethal outcomeMedicineRENActa Medica Bulgarica, Vol 41, Iss 2, Pp 80-87 (2014)
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description	The infectious disease of measles is becoming a rarity in the member states of the European Union. After the implementation of the mandatory immunization calendar, cases of measles among children rarely encounter while those that have been registered usually pass lightly and without any significant complications. We present two cases of a measles-type infection with a fatal outcome for two children - 4 and 11 years of age respectively - who had not been immunized by the time of the event and who developed an unfolding clinical picture with the respective complications. In a number of countries in the European Union (as well as within some ethnical groups, the Roma population included), standard-type vaccinations may appear to be problematic. The most frequently encountered complications, resulting from such “blunders”, are pneumonia and encephalitis but controlling the clinical symptoms is not always possible because of: 1) late medical intervention due to the poor knowledge ability of the respective ethnical group (overdue contact with the specialized medical personnel), as well as 2) the superposed bacterial infections which unmask the initial diagnosis. Obtaining a clear picture of the symptoms in such patients is difficult. In the rare cases, when the therapy is rewarded with some success, patients remain partial or permanent invalids because of the irreversible damage to the brain and/or the functions of the lungs.
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author	Ananiev Ju. Vassilev Iv. Arabadjiev G. Ramdan V. Chokoeva A. Tchernev G. Wollina U.
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title	Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe
title_short	Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe
title_full	Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe
title_fullStr	Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe
title_full_unstemmed	Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe
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publisher	Sciendo
publishDate	2014
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Measles Induced Death in Eastеrn Europe

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