Measles and Poliomyelitis
Session 26: Measles and Poliomyelitis
Total Session Time: 120 minutes
Pre-requisites
Students Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
signs and symptoms)
Resources Needed:
SESSION OVERVIEW
|Step |Time |Activity/ |Content |
| | |Method | |
|1 |5 minutes |Presentation |Introduction, Learning Tasks |
|2 |25 minutes |Presentation |Measles |
|3 |20 minutes |Presentation |Poliomyelitis |
|4 |5 minutes |Presentation |Key Points |
| 5|5 minutes |Presentation |Evaluation |
SESSION CONTENTS
STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes)
READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify
ASK students if they have any questions before continuing
STEP 2: Measles (25 minutes)
Measles virus.
coughing or sneezing or by direct contact with nasal or throat
secretions of infected persons
o Generalized, reddish (erythematous), blotchy (maculopapular) rash;
o History of fever usually above 38˚C (if not measured, then "hot"
to touch)
o Dry cough, sore throat, runny nose (coryza)
o Inflamed eyes (conjunctivitis), tiny white spots with bluish-white
centers on a red background found inside the mouth on the inner
lining of the cheek- also called Koplik's spots
o In addition, children with measles frequently exhibit a dislike of
bright light (photophobia), and often have a sore red mouth
(stomatitis)
o No specific antiviral treatment exists for measles virus
o Paracetamol
o Vitamin A
o Oxyetracycline ointment (for ocular involvement)
o Immunization with measles vaccine
STEP 3: Poliomyelitis (20 minutes)
enterovirus)
common than non-paralytic or paralytic infections by ≥ 60:1 and are
the main source of spread
the lymphoid tissues of the GI tract
reticuloendothelial system
o A nonspecific minor illness (abortive poliomyelitis), sometimes
aseptic meningitis without paralysis (non-paralytic
poliomyelitis), and, less often, flaccid weakness of various
muscle groups (paralytic poliomyelitis)
o Supportive
o Immunization
STEP 4: Key Points (5 minutes)
Measles virus. And transmitted via respiratory droplets
conjunctivitis and photophobia
transmitted via faecal-oral route or respiratory route
prevented by immunization
STEP 5: Evaluation (5 minutes)
References
Hugo and Russell (2011), Pharmaceutical Microbiology 8th Edition, Willey-
Blackwel publications
Karen C. Carroll et al (2013); Jawetz, Melnick and Adelberg’s Medical
Microbiology 26th Ed. McGraw Hill Co. Inc.
Greenwood et al (2012); Medical Microbiology, 18th edition Churchill
Livingstone
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