Description
Measles is an acute viral disease characterized by general infectious intoxication, fever, enanthema (spots on the mucous membrane), maculopapular rash, damage to the conjunctiva and the upper parts of the respiratory tract. The causative agent of the disease belongs to RNA-containing viruses of the paramyxovirus family. The incubation period averages 10-12 days.
The predominant route of transmission of the infection is airborne. To obtain the most accurate results of serological diagnostics, biomaterial samples should be taken twice - no later than the 3rd day of the rash period and 10-14 days after the first study. IgG testing is used to confirm the diagnosis of the disease, assess anti-measles immunity after vaccination and before it. Class IgG antibodies to the measles virus appear during the period of early convalescence (12-14 days from the onset of the disease). The antibody titer remains high for about 10 years after the infection. An increase in the level of antibodies of this class by more than 4 times compared to the baseline level indicates re-infection with the measles causative agent.
* The result is issued in a quantitative value.
Period of execution
Within 2 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type