Question 47 · LEK · Measles
A seven-year-old girl visited her friend suffering from measles. The boy had had a rash for 6 days. What post-exposure prophylaxis should be performed in the girl?
- A. measles vaccination should be given within 72 hours since the contact.
- B. specific immunoglobulin should be given within 72 hours since the contact.
- C. unspecific immunoglobulin should be given within 96 hours since the contact.
- D. acyclovir should be given within 6 days since the contact.
- E. none, there is no need for a post-exposure prophylaxis.
Hint
Consider how long a measles patient stays contagious after the rash appears.
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