Help for Relieving Measles

Measles is a viral disease, which is a common sickness with children infections. Measles is spread through the air by infectious droplets and is highly contagious and it takes about 10-12 days from being exposed till you see first symptom, which will usually be a fever. The measles rash doesn't usually appear until approximately 14 days after you are exposed and 2-3 days after the fever begins.

The facts about Measles symptoms are they normally start with a fever, runny nose, pink sore watery eyes, loss of appetite and a cough. The rash is normally starts in your hair and around your ears, moves on to your face, neck ten moves down and covers your whole body. Measles can be transmitted from four days before the rash comes out to about four days after the rash appears. Diarrhea is the most common complication of measles, followed by Ear infections, and in some cases Pneumonia.

People often get mixed up between measles symptoms and chicken pox. They are often unsure of what measles look like, but they look very different because the measles rash is a very red thick looking rash that spreads all over your body and even in your mouth, eyes and ears. Once this rash comes out it is extremely itchy.

Once you have taken your child to the doctors to confirm that it is measles. And they have been checked out, here are some tips to help relieve the systems of the skin irritation. If you put 10 drops of lavender essential oil and 10 drops of chamomile oil into a spray bottle and add 100 mls of rosewater. Give it a shake around and then spray all over the skin 2 times a day. You can also make a bath up for them to soak in and have a play to try and get their minds of the itch. Before they get in the bath add 2 drops of lavender and 1 cup of bicarbonate of soda. The other oils that have a soothing effect are eucalyptus and tea tree essential oils.

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