How long does it take for pediatric measles to clear up

Most pediatric measles will recover in 2~3 weeks, but some children are prone to serious complications and need 4~6 weeks to get well. Measles is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by measles virus infection, measles virus invades the human body will be replicated in large quantities in the respiratory tract, and then there will be fever, rash, etc. There is no specific treatment for this disease, and it is mainly a supportive treatment, and most of the patients will recover within 2~3 weeks through symptomatic treatment in general. However, some malnourished children or children with low immunity, infected with measles virus will cause complications, the more common is otitis media, laryngitis, etc., and in serious cases, there will be pneumonia, myocarditis, encephalitis, etc., which will increase the difficulty of the treatment, and the patients’ recovery time will be longer, and it will take about 4~6 weeks. Measles virus is highly contagious, you should do a good job of family isolation to avoid infecting others, you can prevent infection through the measles vaccination.