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An official of LubBock Public Health says that a newborn with measles is one of the cases reported by West Texas. Experts say that this incident reminds us that this disease can be particularly dangerous for pregnant women and very young children.
Dr. Peter Hotez, the Texas Children’s Hospital and the National Tropical University of Baylor College of Medicine, said, “This is also appearing in pregnant women who are not vaccinated.
According to a civil servant at LubBock’s Covenant Hospital, at least two pregnant women have been infected with this onset. 82 measles have been reported in children under 4 years of age across the Texas and New Mexico. This is a part of a larger outbreak over three states, including Oklahoma, and a total of 258 reports.
According to LubBock Public Health’s Katherine Wells, the recovered infant was born in a mother who was recently not vaccinated with an infected virus.
Measles and pregnancy
Measles are a very contagious air disease that can cause rashes, heat, red neck and cough. Severe cases can lead to blindness, pneumonia or encephalitis, swelling of the brain. In some cases, the disease can be fatal.
Both newborns and pregnant women have a high risk of complications caused by measles viruses.
Mother who has not been vaccinated for measles due to low risk of pregnancy, premature birth and Still born.
Those who are infected in the second half of pregnancy are likely to deliver infections to babies through vertical transmission through the placenta.
If mothers have immunity to measles, babies with less than six months will have some immunity through antibodies. However, if the mother does not receive vaccinations or does not have immunity, the baby is sensitive.
Dr. Lynn Yee, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern Feinberg University, said, “Newborns have a more vulnerable immune system and recovery can be more complicated.
Pregnant women who are not vaccinated are at risk of measles complications such as pneumonia.
People who are not pregnant can receive measles pumps for up to 72 hours after exposure to the virus to prevent infection. But pregnant women cannot get vaccines. Instead, they can receive the maximum immunoglobulin or antibodies. 6 days After measles exposure. Infants under 6 months can receive immunoglobulin after exposure.
YEE advised to pregnant women who had never treated patients with measles but were exposed to viruses but were not vaccinated as children due to their parents’ wishes.
“I think most patients want to protect themselves, and there’s probably a regret or anger that it’s not better,” she said.
Measles lead to serious health risks, but doctors are generally more interested in how viral infections can affect newborns.
Dr. William Moss, a pediatrician who leads the international vaccine approach at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School School, said, “Women who are not vaccinated for measles are not vaccinated for rubella. “So these women also have a risk of having a baby with congenital rubella syndrome if they get rubella in the first three quarter of pregnancy.”
Among the women infected with rubella at the beginning of pregnancy 90% The opportunity will have congenital rubella syndrome for the baby. This can lead to developmental delays, heart defects, hearing impairments and cataracts. According to Disease Control and Prevention CenterOne of the three babies suffering from congenital rubella syndrome will die before the first birthday. Less risk when infection occurs 20 weeks pregnancy.
Raw carella was once common and widespread in the United States, but was removed from the United States in 2004. Disease Control and Prevention Center Less than 10 people in the United States are known to have rubella every year, and most of them are related to traveling outside the country.
According to experts, MMR vaccines are very safe and effective. One dose increases 93% 97%of immunity and rubella for measles. As the second capacity, measles immunity also rises to 97%.
Yee said, “The most important thing you can do is get vaccination. “The vaccine works. … This can be prevented. This should not happen. ”
CNN’s Brenda Goodman contributed to this report.
