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What is the typical duration of the incubation period for measles?
What is the typical duration of the incubation period for measles?
What is the characteristic appearance of Koplik's spots?
What is the characteristic appearance of Koplik's spots?
What is a common complication of measles?
What is a common complication of measles?
What is the order of appearance of the measles rash?
What is the order of appearance of the measles rash?
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What is the type of virus that causes measles?
What is the type of virus that causes measles?
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Measles (Rubeola, Morbilli, Nine-Day Measles)
- Caused by a Paramyxovirus, an RNA virus
- Incubation period: 7-14 days
- Prodromal symptoms: fever, Coryza, hacking cough, conjunctivitis
- Koplik's spots appear 2-4 days after prodromal symptoms
- Rash characteristics:
- Retroauricular and temporal region initially
- Spreads to the face
- Maculo-papulous exanthemes
- Associated symptoms:
- Photophobia
- High fever
- Complications:
- Bacterial superinfections
- Encephalitis
- Cerebellitis
- Subacute sclerotizing panencephalitis
Koplik's Spots
- Appear on the buccal mucosa opposite the 1st and 2nd upper molars
- Resemble tiny grains of white sand surrounded by inflammatory areolae
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A quiz about Measles, a viral disease caused by Paramyxovirus, its symptoms, and complications. Covers the incubation period, symptoms, and characteristics of the rash, including Koplik's spots.
