2 In continuation of the Measles Rubella campaign across schools in Kogi state, Executive Director, Kogi state Primary Health Care Development Agency, Doctor Muazu Omeiza Musa has advised parents to shun misunderstandings about the Vaccination. Executive Director, Kogi state Primary Health Care Development Agency, Doctor Muazu Omeiza Musa gave the advice while attending to some children at Idah and the Federal Government College, Ugwolawo. Measles and rubella are two distinct, highly contagious viral infections that are often confused because they both cause a rash, but are caused by different viruses. Rubella, also known as German measles, is typically mild in children but can be very dangerous for a fetus during pregnancy, leading to congenital rubella syndrome. Measles, also called rubeola, is generally more severe and can cause serious complications, especially in young children and those with weakened immune systems but preventable with the MMR vaccine. It can come inform of Mild fever, a rash that starts on the face and spreads, headache, swollen glands, and sore red eyes and can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Speaking on the importance of the exercise, Doctor Muazu Omeiza Musa stressed that the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo would not have flagged it off, if the vaccines were not important. He thanked the Attah Igala for the warm reception accorded him and advised that everyone work assiduously to ensure the eradication of the Measles Rubella virus. Responding, the Attah Igala and …
News Updates:
2
