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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Parasitology and virology (PM503)

Complications:

It may cause sterility in adult

males and meningitis.
Measles The site of infection is upper It is transmitted Prevention: Human normal

respiratory tract, then to lymph by droplet immunoglobulin can be used to

node. It distributed to the blood spread, it is prevent or attenuate measles in
and in all the body organs. highly very young or debilitated children,

infectious.

Clinical findings: High attack MMR vaccine: it is given SC to

rate associated with fever, children 12 months age

conjunctivitis, runny nose,
coughing, bright red lesions with

central white dot in buccal

mucosa, few days later rash
appears on face and body

including palm and soles.

Complications: may be
pneumonia and encephalitis.

Rubella It is associated with fever, Respiratory Prevention: MMR vaccine

(RNA virus) malaise and ascending rash lasts droplets and

for 3 days. across placenta

In adult woman it causes from mother to
polyarthritis. fetus.

If the infection occurred in the

first trimester of pregnancy, the
virus passes placenta and the

fetus may develop congenital

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