What is measles? Detailed answer

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What is measles?

Measles is a disease that affects people in all parts of the world, and nowhere differs in any particular way. But there is German measles, which is completely different from ordinary measles and affects the body differently.

Measles is predominantly a childhood illness, but if you've never had it, you can catch it later in life. It is caused by a very small virus that can only be seen with a very powerful microscope.

Measles is very easy to catch because it spreads through the air with droplets that the patient coughs up. But this can also happen after a simple contact with a carrier of the virus that has not yet become ill. Measles occurs only once in a lifetime, which is why it does not threaten most adults; because they suffered it in childhood.

10-12 days after infection, red spots appear in the mouth and throat. The person begins to cough, his temperature rises, his nose flows. After another 1-2 days, a red rash covers the entire body. This is accompanied by intense heat. The whites of the eyes become inflamed and become very sensitive to light.

Bad symptoms, right? But as soon as a rash appears, the temperature immediately subsides and the patient feels much better. Sometimes other microbes infect the ears and lungs at the same time, and then serious complications arise.

A measles epidemic usually covers large cities every 2-4 years. The disease is picked up by those children who have never had it before. Babies under 5 months old do not become infected if their mother once had this disease. Infection with this virus usually occurs in the spring.

There is no specific cure for this disease. Serum is used only to facilitate its course. But the main thing that a sick child needs is to be in a dark room and have a lot of rest.

Author: Likum A.

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What is Easter?

Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is the most important holiday in the Christian calendar. Easter Sunday does not fall on the same date every year, but is always between March 22 and April 25. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21, the vernal equinox. The date of Easter Sunday was approved by the church council in Nicaea in 325 AD. e. Easter Sunday ends the period of preparation for the celebration of Easter. The forty-day period of prayer and fasting, called Great Lent, begins on Wednesday and ends on Passion Saturday, the day before Easter.

Lent serves as a reminder of Christ's 40-day fast in the wilderness. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter is known as Holy Week. During this week, church services remind of the last days of Jesus Christ's life on earth. Palm Sunday marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday, marks the Last Supper. Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Christ on the cross, and Easter Sunday marks his resurrection.

There are many customs and traditions associated with Easter. The tradition of a church service at dawn on Easter dates back to the ancient spring festivities in honor of the sunrise. The tradition of putting on new clothes, as a symbol of new life, came from the baptism on Easter of the early Christians, who were led to church dressed in new wide robes of white linen. The usual Easter processions go back to the Middle Ages, when people walked around the countryside on Easter and stopped on the way to pray.

Now, of course, this presents an opportunity for people to see and show off their new spring outfits. The egg is an Easter symbol because it is a symbol of life. The Persians and Egyptians also dyed eggs and ate them during the celebration of the new year, which was in the spring.

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