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04-18-2007, 10:18 AM
TOKYO — Japan's southern Kanto region, including Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, has been hit by a measles outbreak, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday, warning of a bigger outbreak toward summer. The number of measles patients reached 26 in the week through April 1, the highest for any week since last September, according to a survey covering 3,000 pediatric hospitals across Japan. Of the 26, 11 were from Saitama Prefecture and nine from Tokyo, the institute said. Click here for more
(http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/404112)
symptoms : The symptoms of measles usually begin to develop about 7-11 days after the person first becomes infected. The first symptoms are normally similar to those of a bad cold: fever, runny nose, sore throat and a cough. A few days later a bright red, blotchy rash breaks out on the forehead, face and neck. Within a few days the rash spreads to the body, arms and legs, by which time the rash will begin to fade from the face. When the rash breaks out, you may also develop conjunctivitis. (http://www.homehealth-uk.com/glossary/conjuctivitis.htm)
(http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/404112)
symptoms : The symptoms of measles usually begin to develop about 7-11 days after the person first becomes infected. The first symptoms are normally similar to those of a bad cold: fever, runny nose, sore throat and a cough. A few days later a bright red, blotchy rash breaks out on the forehead, face and neck. Within a few days the rash spreads to the body, arms and legs, by which time the rash will begin to fade from the face. When the rash breaks out, you may also develop conjunctivitis. (http://www.homehealth-uk.com/glossary/conjuctivitis.htm)