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Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. It can cause severe disease, complications, and even death. Measles can affect anyone but is most common in children. Measles infects the respiratory tract and then spreads throughout the body. Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body. Being vaccinated is the best way to prevent getting sick with measles or spreading it to other people. The vaccine is safe and helps your body fight off the virus. Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major epidemics occurred approximately every two to three years and caused an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year. Signs and Symptoms : Symptoms of measles usually begin 10–14 days after exposure to the virus. A prominent rash is the most visible symptom. Early symptoms usually last 4–7 days. They include: Running nose Cough Red and Watery eyes Small...

Urgent Action Needed To Protect Children And Prevent The Uptake of e-Cigarettes: WHO Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health harms to the population.  E-cigarettes as consumer products are not shown to be effective for quitting tobacco use at the population level.  Instead, alarming evidence has emerged on adverse population health effects. E-cigarettes have been allowed on the open market and aggressively marketed to young people.  Thirty-four countries ban the sale of e-cigarettes, 88 countries have no minimum age at which e-cigarettes can be bought and 74 countries have no regulations in place for these harmful products. “Kids are being recruited and trapped at an early age to use e-cigarettes and may get hooked to nicotine," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.  "I urge countries to implement strict measures to prevent uptake to protect their citizens, especially their ch...