5 Questions
What is the typical duration of the incubation period for measles?
7-14 days
What is the characteristic appearance of Koplik's spots?
Tiny grains of white sand surrounded by inflammatory areolae
What is a common complication of measles?
Bacterial super-infections
What is the order of appearance of the measles rash?
Retroauricular, then temporal region, and finally on the face
What is the type of virus that causes measles?
RNA virus
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
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.
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