Which among the following diseases can prove fatal in combination with malnutrition among under 5 Children?
Anemia
Tetanus
Measles
Diarrhoea
Measles caused by myxovirus is characterized by fever and catarrhal symptoms of the upper respiratory tract (coryza, cough)Measles tends to be very severe in the malnourished child, carrying a moality up to 400 times higher than in well-nourished children having measles. Additionally severely malnourished children have been shown to excrete measles virus for longer periods. Park 23e pg:146
Concept of health and disease