Measles

Category: Illness or disabilities

Type

Involuntary

Introduction and description

Measles is a viral infection.  Mortality in developed countries is about 1/1000. In sub-Saharan Africa, mortality is 10%. In cases with complications, the rate may rise to 20–30%. On average, about 450 children die every day from measles.

In its time, measles has ravaged the populations of many countries.

In 1529, a measles outbreak in Cuba killed two-thirds of the natives who had previously survived smallpox. Two years later, measles was responsible for the deaths of half the population of Honduras, and had ravaged Mexico, Central America, and the Inca civilization. In roughly the last 150 years, measles has been estimated to have killed about 200 million people worldwide. In 1875, measles killed over 40,000 Fijians, approximately one-third of the population.

In 2011, the WHO estimated that there were about 158,000 deaths caused by measles. This is down from 630,000 deaths in 1990.

Symptoms

The classical symptoms of measles include: 

• Fever -  four-day fevers.  The fever may reach up to 40 °C (104 °F) 
• The three Cs—cough, coryza (head cold) and conjunctivitis (red eyes) 
• Rash - a generalized, maculopapular, erythematous rash that begins several days after the fever starts. It starts on the head before spreading to cover most of the body, often causing itching.

Complications with measles are relatively common, ranging from:

• diarrhoea to
• pneumonia

Complications are usually more severe in adults who catch the virus.  There is an additional problem.  The measles virus is a virus and in people with a compromised immune system, things can get progressively more dangerous, which is when they can get spiritual experiences. For example, if the immune system is unable to cope you can get: 

• Blindness, macular degeneration and other sight impairment

• Stillbirths and miscarriages - Spontaneous abortion. In effect the virus has attacked the baby and made it non viable

• Encephalitis  - which can be fatal.  Acute measles encephalitis has a mortality rate of 15%.

• Deafness - Profound but rare sensorineural hearing loss, uni- or bilateral.

After the illness, lifelong immunity to measles itself generally occurs; but the virus is not killed off but dormant. It can re-emerge and when it does it may produce different symptoms.  What those symptoms are is only  just starting to emerge, as it is with many viruses. 

One of the current areas of study is the viruses role in bone and joint diseases such as arthritis and Paget's disease. A definite connection has been made in Paget's disease

there is also a proven link between the measles virus and arthritis

it is worth noting that this is not the only virus associated with RA, Epstein Barr and the mumps viruses have also been implicated.

There are also links between the virus and various eye diseases associated with the nerves and with multiple sclerosis.

Finally there is a clear link between the measles virus and brain damage of all sorts....

note that this girl had not been immunised, so the source was not a vaccine, but the measles virus itself.

Cause

Measles  is caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus.

Humans are the natural hosts of the virus; no animal reservoirs are known to exist.

Treatment

Prevention - Preventing the spread of measles is extremely difficult.  It is spread through respiration  - contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission -  and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing living space with an infected person will catch it.

An asymptomatic incubation period occurs nine to twelve days from initial exposure and infectivity lasts from two to four days prior, until two to five days following the onset of the rash (i.e. four to nine days infectivity in total).

The main preventative measure is vaccination.

Acording to Wikipedia "Where the mother has had measles or been vaccinated, sufficient antimeasles immunoglobulins (antibodies) are acquired via the placenta from the mother during pregnancy."

Treatment - warmth, sleep and plenty of fluids with the electrolytes needed to keep the mineral balance correct.  Food normally makes people feel sick, they often are sick. 

How it works

A person suffering from basic measles usually obtains their spiritual experience from the very high temperatures the body generates in an attempt to kill off the virus.  Fever is the body's principle defence against viruses of this sort, but fever can produce delirium.

Where complications of measles have occurred other mechanisms start to take over.

In a compromised immune system, the virus is able to enter the cerebrospinal fluid and passing the blood brain barrier enter the brain, where, via inflammation and damage, it causes the experiences.

In effect, the ultimate cause of any experience is temporary [or permanent] Brain damage.

Related observations

Healing observations

• Dr Duke's list of activity for Vitamin C 017762
• Dr Duke's list of Antiviral activity for Colocynth 018078
• Dr Duke's list of Antiviral activity for the Dock 018084
• Dr Duke's list of Antiviral activity for the Dog Rose 018092
• Dr Duke's list of biological activities for Vitamin C 017880
• Dr Duke's list of chemicals and activity for the Shallot 017969
• Dr Duke's list of plants with a large number of chemicals having antiviral activity 017909
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antimeasles activity 019577
• Rwandan medicinal plants 006993
• Stephen Harrod Buhner - Herbal Antivirals - Ginger 017501
• Stephen Harrod Buhner - Herbal Antivirals - Skullcap 017499
• The Healing Power of Sleep 026790
• The uses of Kenyan aloes: an analysis of implications for names, distribution and conservation 020982

Hallucination

• A terrible story of a child and measles 006941
• Cathy hallucinates from measles 016827
• Epilepsy and vaccinations: Italian guidelines 019311
• Hallucinations and seizures from measles virus 006939
• Hallucinations and vision loss from measles 006942
• Hallucinations from measles 006938
• Hallucinations from measles virus 006937
• Hallucinations, allergies and deafness from vaccination 016825
• I think I had mumps or measles 016828
• Measles - A Post by stevensmummy 016823
• Measles - ants were coming to get her 016819
• Measles - I kept screaming for them to get the spiders out of the bed 016831
• Measles and medication 016820
• Measles and Screaming about things crawling on the walls 016817
• Measles hallucinations 016818
• Measles hallucinations even after being vaccinated 016816
• Measles, hallucinations and vaccination 016824
• MMR hallucinations 016832
• MS, measles and hallucinations 006940
• Stoned on her MMR shot 016829
• Vaccines, demyelation and brain diseases 006955
• Viruses and psychoses 006934
• Vision loss, hallucinations and measles 006944

In time

Synaesthesia, Pure or enhanced perception, Inter composer communication, Vision, Dream, Perception recall, Exploring group perception

• Measles 001101

Other observations

• Acute encephalopathy followed by permanent brain injury or death associated with further attenuated measles vaccines: a review of claims 012317