Ulan Bator, May 30 || Mongolia has recorded 335 new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 4,274, according to the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.
Meanwhile, 114 more measles patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,793, the NCCD said in a statement.
According to Mongolian doctors, the majority of new measles infections were among children aged 10-14 who had only one shot of the measles vaccine, news agency reported.
In this regard, the NCCD advised parents to protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of the measles vaccine.
According to the World Health Organisation, measles is a highly contagious viral disease transmitted by respiratory droplets and direct contact. Measles spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. It can cause severe disease, complications, and even death.
Measles can affect anyone, but it 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.
Any non-immune person (not vaccinated or vaccinated but did not develop immunity) can become infected. Unvaccinated young children and pregnant women are at the highest risk of severe measles complications.
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.