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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?
- 14-21 days
- 7-14 days (correct)
- 21-28 days
- 3-5 days
What is the characteristic appearance of Koplik's spots?
What is the characteristic appearance of Koplik's spots?
- Tiny grains of white sand surrounded by inflammatory areolae (correct)
- Small, red, itchy patches
- Large, bluish lesions
- Yellowish, crusty patches
What is a common complication of measles?
What is a common complication of measles?
- Meningitis
- Viral pneumonia
- Hepatitis
- Bacterial super-infections (correct)
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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Study Notes
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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