Treatment & Prevention
- There are currently no known antiviral medication to treat measles.
- Routine immunisations and vaccination are the best way to prevent the development of new cases and spread of measles.
- 2 dose of the MMR vaccine is the most effective way to protect our selves from measles.
- Vitamin A supplements have been shown to reduce the number of deaths from measles by 50%. Vitamin A can also prevent blindness to people that is already infected with measles.