Measles cases are now so rare that medical schools dont dwell on - TopicsExpress



          

Measles cases are now so rare that medical schools dont dwell on the disease at length. Lack of familiarity can make medical providers, the vast majority of whom have never seen a sickened patient, slow to recognize the disease. Doctors arent thinking about measles because they havent seen it before, says Dr. Mark Sawyer, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist. Diagnosis is delayed, the patient isnt isolated, and they end up managing to expose other people until somebody goes: Wait a minute — this is measles!
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:05:01 +0000

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