“Why Measles are Notifiable: Understanding the High Risk of Infection and Legal Obligations in Germany”

2023-04-30 08:00:00

Measles are notifiable. Above all, the high risk of infection from the measles virus is the reason for the legal obligation to report in Germany.

That is why measles is notifiable

Measles is one of the notifiable infectious diseases. That alone suspicion Measles should be reported to the health department. Those are them reasons:

• Die high risk of infection is one of the main reasons measles is a reportable disease. For example, the viruses remain in rooms with infected people for up to two hours. In larger groups such as kindergartens, numerous people can be infected at once.
  
• Especially for children up to the age of five years and for unvaccinated adults Measles infection is often severe. The possibility of a complication is also very high.
  
• medication against measles do not exist. This makes measles dangerous in severe cases. Appropriate medication is only effective against the fever or pain that occurs.
  

Measles are notifiable in Germany due to the high risk of infection.imago images / Science Photo Library

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