RESUMO
El sarampión es una enfermedad exantemática de gravedad moderada y con elevado riesgo de complicaciones, con recuperación en varias semanas. Se trata de una enfermedad vírica, provocada por uno de los patógenos más infectocontagiosos que existen, en la que el único reservorio conocido es el hombre. En 1998, la Región de Europa de la OMS fijó el objetivo de eliminar el sarampión para el año 2010. Este objetivo no ha sido cumplido, observándose además el resurgimiento de la enfermedad en algunos lugares de Europa. En este artículo revisamos la enfermedad y sus vacunas, así como los factores epidemiológicos y sociales que han impedido hasta el momento el control total de la enfermedad
Measles is a rash illness of moderate severity and high risk of serious complications, with recovery in several weeks. It is a viral disease caused by one of the most infectious and contagious pathogens that exists, whose only known reservoir is human. In 1998, the European Region of the WHO set a target of eliminating measles by 2010. This goal has not been achieved. Furthermore, it has been observed the resurgence of the disease in some parts of Europe. We review the disease and its vaccines as well as the epidemiological and social factors that have so far prevented the total control of the disease
Assuntos
Humanos , Vacina contra Sarampo/administração & dosagem , Sarampo/prevenção & controle , Vacina contra Sarampo-Caxumba-Rubéola/administração & dosagem , Sarampo/epidemiologia , Erradicação de Doenças/tendências , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis/métodosRESUMO
Measles is a rash illness of moderate severity and high risk of serious complications, with recovery in several weeks. It is a viral disease caused by one of the most infectious and contagious pathogens that exists, whose only known reservoir is human. In 1998, the European Region of the WHO set a target of eliminating measles by 2010. This goal has not been achieved. Furthermore, it has been observed the resurgence of the disease in some parts of Europe. We review the disease and its vaccines as well as the epidemiological and social factors that have so far prevented the total control of the disease.
