Karachi:
The mesling epidemic in Sindh has reached alarming levels, resulting in 17 children’s death and affecting over 1,100 others in the last two months.
Health experts say that parents’ negligence and the lack of vaccinations are significant factors that contribute to the increase in increasing cases of measles.
According to the health department, it was reported to have measles from January 1 to March 8. In Karachi alone, there were 550 reported cases. In addition, Khairpur recorded 10 deaths, East District reported five, while Sukkur and Jacobabad reported a case each.
Medical experts emphasize that the primary cause of the outbreak of measles is the parents’ failure to vaccination of their children. Meslinger is a very contagious viral disease characterized by symptoms such as fever, coughing, swollen eyes and rashes. In unvaccinated children, measles can lead to serious complications, including pneumonia, swelling of the brain and other life -threatening infections.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that most deaths related to measles are caused by complications from pneumonia. The expanded immunization (EPI) program offers free vaccines for children of nine and fifteen months of age, which is 100% effective against the virus.
