What are the treatments for measles?

There is no specific treatment for measles, and the main measures are bed rest, light diet, symptomatic treatment such as fever reduction and active management of complications. According to the condition of the disease, different treatment programs are adopted. 1. General treatment: isolation, bed rest, no free movement. Keep the room with soft light, fresh air and suitable temperature and humidity, increase or decrease the clothing at the right time, clean the mouth, nose, eyes and skin at any time. Drink plenty of lukewarm water and eat light food that is highly nutritious and easy to digest. 2. Symptomatic treatment: give ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretic drugs as appropriate for high fever, but avoid rapid cooling during the rash period. Vitamin A treatment can reduce the complication rate and mortality rate in serious cases. Attention to rehydration to prevent dehydration, itching is obvious can be applied topical glycerite lotion. The medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used blindly. 3. Treatment of complications: combined with lung bacterial infection, commonly used cefuroxime, cefixime and so on. When combined with laryngitis, it is feasible to nebulize and moisten the airway. When combined with encephalitis, viral encephalitis can be given ribavirin and other treatments, bacterial meningitis can be given ceftriaxone, cefotaxime and other antibacterial treatment, as appropriate, the use of phenytoin sodium and other sedative drugs. Combined cardiovascular insufficiency heart failure given and rehydration, furosemide diuretic, hairy flower glycoside C strong heart treatment. Should be used under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly use drugs. When you suffer from measles, you should promptly go to the hospital and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.