Measles is a disease that causes a skin rash all over the body and shows flu-like symptoms. The importance of the vaccine is stated at every opportunity to protect against this disease, which is 5-6 times more contagious than the coronavirus. Measles, known as a childhood disease, can also occur in adults. Speaking to NTV Haber, 35-year-old Gülşah Skilled Aksan explained the symptoms she experienced by stating that she was hospitalized for 5 days due to measles.
Gülşah Skilled Aksan said, “I was swollen all over. My eyes were closed.” He explained that he experienced a wide variety of symptoms after getting measles. “I was vaccinated as a child.” Aksan said that he had a single dose of vaccine when he was a child, but a single dose of vaccine was not enough.
“I CAN’T EVEN DRINK WATER”
Thinking that the measles disease, which started with a persistent fever and cough, was Covid, Aksan said, “I was not in a position to act properly on my own. I had a feeding problem. I could not even drink water.” He said his symptoms were quite serious.
ATTENTION TO MEASURES VACCINES
Infectious Diseases Specialist Prof. Dr. Sıla Akhan told NTV Haber, “I haven’t seen measles in adults for a long time.” He said that this disease can create much more serious problems in adults, so it is necessary to pay attention to the vaccines against the increasing measles epidemic.
