Measles cases are on the rise in Karachi as 900 cases were reported in the city hospital among over 2000 in the province, sources at Sindh Health Department said.
“Daily four to six measles patients being reported at government hospitals,” hospital officials said.
Hospital officials said that children under five years contract measles and some children with pneumonia caused by measles have been admitted to hospitals.
A measles outbreak in Khairpur district claimed the lives of seven children within two days. Five children died in Sagyoon while two others lost their lives in Pir Jo Goth, officials said.
It is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by the measles virus.
The disease symptoms usually develop 10–12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7–10 days. The symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, and inflamed eyes. Small white spots may form inside the mouth two or three days after the start of symptoms. A red, flat rash which starts on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body begins three to five days after the start of symptoms.
Common complications include diarrhea, middle ear infection, and pneumonia.
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