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Measles is spreading

Ward councillor urges parents to take children for measles vaccine.

Babies and children, aged six months to 15 years, must go to their nearest clinic for a measles vaccine.
Edenvale ward councillor Heather Hart advised measles is spreading.
The closing date for vaccines is December 31.
Measles, also known as rubeola, is a viral infection of the respiratory system.
Measles is a very contagious disease that can spread through contact with infected mucus and saliva. The coughing or sneezing of an infected person can release the virus into the air.
Your doctor can confirm measles by examining a skin rash and checking for symptoms that are characteristic of the disease such as white spots in the mouth, a fever, coughing and a sore throat.

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Marietta Lombard

Editor-in-Chief of Caxton Joburg Metro with 26 years' experience in the community newspaper industry. I serve as Gauteng Director and deputy executive director of the Forum of Community Journalists and I am a press representative of the Press Council SA.

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