Abstract
Measles is an infectious agent of viral origin with exceedingly high rate of transmissibility contributing to very high morbidity and mortality rates especially among children. Although measles is extremely infectious, control strategies of this virus used to be recognized as one of the most successful public health interventions ever undertaken. However, despite being vaccine-preventable disease measles has encountered an enormous resurgence as the rate of measles vaccination has declined and in many countries vaccination targets remain unmet and measles continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. This review discusses the reasons of the re-emergence of measles, the present global and Bangladesh situation and strategies that have been undertaken to combat this killer disease to eliminate measles globally by the year 2024.
 Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2020; 14(1): 53-58
Highlights
Measles is a highly contagious virus that can affect people of all ages it is considered primarily as a childhood illness
Measles virus a highly contagious member of the Morbillivirus genus within the Paramyxoviridae family, is a spherical shaped, enveloped virus studded with virus-coded glycoproteins
If serologic testing and obtaining results are not available in a timely manner, and measles exposure is suspected in a non-immune pregnant woman, the patient should receive measles intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) [17,18]
Summary
Measles is a highly contagious virus that can affect people of all ages it is considered primarily as a childhood illness. Being a killer virus in the pre-vaccine era measles used to kill 2 to 3 million people annually worldwide [1]. The incidences of devastating complications and sequelae of the pre-vaccine era have been plummeted by the collaborative global vaccination initiatives. In view of the resurgence of measles in many countries of the world, the cardinal question asked by many is whether it will be really possible to eliminate this disease globally by the year 2024. This review discusses the clinical spectrum of measles, global elimination strategy and the likelihood of the worldwide elimination of this disease
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