Measles

- No, once infected with measles, people become immune for life. those individuals do not need to receive the measles vaccine.

- Yes, individuals above 40 years old who have never had measles or been vaccinated against it can receive the measles vaccine, but analysis of the incidence of infection currently suggests that such    individuals are less likely to become infected.

- Yes, individuals who, for any reason, haven't received the second dose of the vaccine on time are recommended to receive a booster vaccination to ensure full protection against measles.

- No, people who have been vaccinated against measles twice are defined as having immunity to the disease.

- Yes, vaccines recommended by the World Health Organization are used in the country, and all vaccines meet international standards in terms of safety and quality.

- All children under the age of 11 should be vaccinated against MRM (measles, rubella, mumps).  10 years means 10 years, 11 months, 29 days from the date of birth

- People considered susceptible to measles (those who have never had the disease or been vaccinated against measles) are recommended to be vaccinated within the first 72 hours after contact with a measles patient.

- No, vaccination against measles is contraindicated for pregnant women.

- A person diagnosed with measles, someone with clinical symptoms, cannot be vaccinated.

- Measles is a highly infectious viral disease that spreads among people. This means that out of 10 individuals who do not have specific immunity and come into contact with someone infected with measles, 9 may get infected.

The source of infection is solely an infected person.

- Regardless of age, any person who has not had this disease before or has not been vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) can get infected with this disease.

- The initial symptoms of the disease include fatigue, cough, fever, conjunctivitis (the "red eyes" symptom), and diarrhea. Within 2-4 days after the onset of initial symptoms, characteristic maculopapular rashes of measles appear, starting from the face and neck and spreading downward across the body. Unlike other rashes, these eruptions do not raise above the skin's surface and do not contain fluid.

Before or simultaneously with these rashes, Koplik's spots (spots on the oral mucosa) can be observed. These spots are considered a specific symptom of measles.

- The most effective and safe method of protection against measles is vaccination. According to the "Vaccination Schedule," all children should be vaccinated twice against measles, mumps, and rubella at ages 1 and 6.

Children who have not received the first dose of the vaccine on time should be vaccinated as soon as possible, and when they reach the age of 6, they should receive the second dose of the vaccine. Children up to the age of 10 who, for any reason, have not received the second dose of the vaccine on time should receive the second dose as soon as possible.

Children up to the age of 10 who have not received both doses of the vaccine on time should receive the first and second doses of the vaccine with a minimum interval of 4 weeks.

- The disease is transmitted from person to person through airborne droplets. The virus, which is spread around by the droplets released by a measles-infected patient during sneezing, coughing and breathing, remains active for up to 2 hours indoors and on surfaces. It is destroyed after 2 hours under the influence of environmental factors.

9 out of 10 people who do not have specific immunity who come into contact with a person infected with measles can become infected.

- The period from contact with a sick person to the appearance of the first symptoms is usually 10-14 days. Sometimes this period lasts 7 days, and very rarely it extends to 23 days.

- No. A person who has been infected with the disease once has lifelong immunity, which means that it is impossible to be infected with measles again.

- People who have ever been infected with measles and recovered, or who have been vaccinated against measles, are defined as having immunity to the disease.

- Complications associated with measles, such as pneumonia, conjunctivitis, otitis media, mouth ulcers, and diarrhea, most commonly affect the respiratory tract and/or the digestive system. In addition, meningitis, laryngitis, otitis, convulsions and encephalitis can develop as a complication of measles.

Complications from measles are more common in infants, young children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems.

- Yes. Vaccines recommended by the World Health Organization are used among children in the country according to the "Prophylactic Vaccination Schedule", and all vaccines meet international standards in terms of safety and quality.

- All measles vaccines are equally effective and safe in terms of health effects and immunity generation. Thus, after the production of vaccines, they undergo clinical trials and are then put into use.

The MMR vaccine used in Azerbaijan has passed the prequalification of the World Health Organization and meets international standards in terms of safety and quality.

- When a healthy child comes into contact with a measles-infected patient, within the first 72 hours, he should be vaccinated against measles in a medical institution that provides ambulatory-polyclinic services to the child population in the area.

- In very rare cases, a person who has received the measles vaccine can get a measles infection, but in this case, the disease is very mild, and sometimes it passes without symptoms for 1-2 days.

- Treatment of patients with mild symptoms of measles infection is carried out under the supervision of a doctor at home, with bed rest. There is no specific treatment for the measles virus, and symptomatic treatment is prescribed by a doctor.

However, at-risk individuals with co-morbidities may develop a secondary bacterial infection, which may lead to complications. In this case, hospitalization and inpatient treatment of the patient is recommended.

QPM peyvəndi uşaqlarımızı qızılca, parotit və məxmərəyə (QPM) qarşı qoruyur. Bu xəstəliklər ağır fəsadlar doğura, hətta ölümlə nəticələnə bilər. Məhz buna görə də, bu xəstəliklərə qarşı immunlaşdırma uşaqlarımızın sağlam və qorunaraq böyüməsinə kömək etməyimiz üçün olduqca vacibdir.

QPM peyvəndi 1970-ci illərdən istifadə olunur və dünyada 500 milyondan artıq uşağa təhlükəsiz şəkildə verilmişdir. O, üç xəstəliyə qarşı müdafiəni bir iynədə birləşdirir. Deməli, uşaqlarımıza daha az iynə lazımdır! Daha az iynə vurulması həm də uşaqlarımızın daha az ağrı hiss etməsi, bizim üçün isə daha az stress deməkdir.

QPM peyvəndi iki dozada verilir. 1-ci doza uşağımızın ilk ad gününə yaxın bir dövrdə (12-15-ci aylarda) verilir, 2-ci doza isə uşağımız 5-6 yaşa çatdıqda verilir.

Yadda saxlamağınızı xahiş edirik ki, uşaqlarımızı peyvənd etməyəndə onları iztirab, xəstəxanaya düşmə və hətta ölümlə nəticələnə biləcək təhlükəli xəstəliklər riski ilə üz-üzə qoyuruq.

Uşaqlarımız keçmişdə bu xəstəliklərdən birini keçirmiş olsa belə, yenə də bu xəstəliklərə qarşı onları peyvənd etməliyik.

QPM peyvəndi bir inyeksiya vasitəsilə uşağımızı 3 xəstəlikdən qoruyur: qızılca, parotit və məxmərək. Uşağımızın daha əvvəl bir xəstəliyə yoluxmuş olması onu hər 3 xəstəlikdən qoruya bilməz.

Yadda saxlayın: bəzi xəstəliklər, o cümlədən qızılca çox zərərli ola bilər və uşağımızın immun sistemini digər infeksiyalara qarşı zəiflədə bilər. Buna görə də, uşağımız hətta xəstəlik keçirdikdən sonra belə, onun bədəninin müdafiəsini gücləndirmək olduqca vacibdir.

Peyvəndlər qoruyucu funksiya daşıyır və uşaqlarımızın sağlamlığı üçün ən təhlükəsiz seçimdir. Biz uşaqlarımızın inkişafına kömək etmək üçün onları doğru vaxtda doğru peyvəndlərlə immunlaşdırmalıyıq!

Xeyr. Çoxsaylı tədqiqatlar göstərir ki, QPM (qızılca-parotit-məxmərək) peyvəndi və digər peyvəndlər autizmə səbəb olmur. QPM peyvəndi ilə autizm arasındakı əlaqə internetdə dolaşmağa davam edən bir mifdir və çoxsaylı tədqiqatlar bunun tamamilə yanlış olduğunu göstərib.

QPM peyvəndi təhlükəsizdir və uşaqlarımızı qızılca, parotit və məxmərəkdən qoruyur. Uşaqlarımızı QPM peyvəndi ilə immunlaşdırmasaq, onları 3 zərərli və hətta həyat üçün təhlükəli infeksiyalara yoluxma riski ilə üz-üzə qoyuruq. Məsələn, qızılca qulaq infeksiyalarına, pnevmoniyaya (ağciyərlərin iltihabı), ensefalitə (beyin iltihabı) və bəzi hallarda hətta ölümə səbəb ola bilər.

Miflərin övladınızı qorumağınıza mane olmasına imkan verməyin. Uşağınızı milli peyvənd təqviminə uyğun olaraq doğru vaxtda doğru peyvəndlərlə immunlaşdırdığınızdan əmin olun. Bu, uşağınızın sağlam və qorunaraq böyüməsinə kömək edəcək!