From the beginning of 2024 to now, the province has recorded more than 2,080 cases, on average, about 70 new cases appear, spread evenly across 11 districts, towns and cities.In particular, most cases of illness are children under 5 years old, with a case of death.

It is worth noting that this translation not only affects children, but the number of adults with measles is also increasing with an alarm.BSCKI.Doan Quoc Duy - Head of Infectious Diseases Department, Dong Nai General Hospital said: Since the beginning of October, the hospital has received and treated more than 70 measles cases, with an average age ranging from 20By 40. Of these, 10 cases need respiratory assistance (oxygen breathing), 2 cases must use HFNC breathing machine and 1 shift with multiple organs who are having to take mechanical ventilation and continuous dialysis.This situation raises urgent requirements in the prevention of disease and raising the awareness of the community.

The noteworthy case is the patient N.T.B.N., 32 years old, residing in My Xuan ward, Phu My town, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.Patients were hospitalized with symptoms of high fever, body rash, fatigue, shortness of breath, lethargy, respiratory failure and low blood pressure.Doctors diagnosed her with measles, severe pneumonia, and infections accompanied by multiple organ failure.For treatment, the patient has been appointed to ventilate, use vessel, antibiotic transmission and continuous dialysis.After that, the patient was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) to continue treatment.

Another case is patient N.T.H.C., 37 years old, residing in Phuoc Binh commune, Long Thanh district.The patient is pregnant at 17 weeks and works at Thanh My Garment Company (Ba Ria-Vung Tau).Patients also have symptoms of rash on the face, neck, chest, accompanied by nausea and shortness of breath when hospitalized.So far, the source of infection has not been determined because no one in her family has measles.After many days of active treatment, the patient's health was stable and prepared to discharge.

Or as male patient Đ.T.A., born in 2004, residing in Long An commune, Long Thanh district, currently working at TopBand Company, also appeared worrying symptoms such as fever with a rash on the face andChest, nausea, shortness of breath, severe thrombocytopenia, many fluids and sore eyes.The patient also experienced redness, blurred vision and conjunctivaemia, also.After many days of perseverance, the patient's symptoms have shown signs of positive improvement.

According to Dr. Duy, the main reason for many adult patients with measles is the virus spread through the respiratory tract.People who have never had measles, have not been vaccinated or have been injected but the immunity has decreased, are at high risk.In particular, for women, the common situation is infection when taking care of children with measles.

Dr. Duy recommends that, in order to effectively prevent measles, each citizen needs to be proactive in creating immunity for the body by vaccinating.In addition, wearing a mask when in crowded places, regularly wash your hands clean with soap, as well as maintain a nutritious diet to enhance resistance is extremely important.When symptoms such as fever and rash, people should wear masks, limit contact with others and quickly go to the medical facility for timely examination and treatment.