Vitamin A can support recovery and prevent complications, but it does not fight directly with measles viruses, prevent infections, or replace vaccinations.
Houston -Texas West Texas continues to infect 223 people. Although it did not reach the Houston area, the situation raises important questions about prevention and treatment.
Recently, some arguments argued that vitamin A could be used as a measles. But is that true? Let’s check.
Our source:
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC)
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Commemorative
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Baylor College of Medicine
What we found:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the newly appointed US Health and Welfare Minister, Lee said that the doctor treated measles with COD liver oil containing a large amount of vitamin A.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), complications of measles are more common in malnutrition children, especially those with vitamin A deficiency. who Encourage vitamin A supplements to prevent measles related complications.But it is not a treatment to fight measles.
According to the CDC, vitamin A can be administered to infants and children with measles under the supervision of medical service providers. But they emphasize that they cannot replace vaccinations and warn that excessive vitamin A intake can be toxic.
Dr. Linda Yancey, an epidemic specialist at Memorial Hermann, explains:
“Vitamin A is provided to children at a speed of speed from measles to children in a lack of resources. It does not treat measles and does not prevent measles.”
Dr. Jill Weatherhead, associate professor of Baylor College of Medicine, adds:
“Immune response helps to react to measles viruses, but not antiviral drugs. It also helps to maintain the mucous barrier of lungs and intestines, which is damaged by measles infection.”
Therefore, the claim that vitamin A is used to treat measles is required. Vitamin A can support recovery and prevent complications, but it does not fight directly with measles viruses, prevent infections, or replace vaccinations.
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