Lethal outbreaks of measles in a proximal village of Shikarpur, leave a three-year old minor dead.

During a time-period of the last fifteen days, three children have become victims of deadly disease while dozens of children have been infected in the outbreak.

Recently in Garhi Hassan village in Jacobabad two children were died and scores hospitalized due to measles, a lethal disease for babies and young children, which generally peaks in summer.

According to the sources, two minors from Jacobabad have died due to the same diseases. Measles, being a deadly disease generally peaks in summer and infects the age group ranging from infants, to toddlers and minors. 

As per medical experts, the respiratory disease is considered to be a highly virulent infection. Nearly 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children infected with measles are likely to die from respiratory and neurological complications.

Symptoms of the disease usually develop 10–12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7–10 days.

Initial symptoms typically include fever, often greater than 40 °C (104 °F), cough, runny nose, and inflamed eyes. Small white spots may form inside the mouth two or three days after the start of symptoms.

A red, flat rash which usually starts on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body begins three to five days after the start of symptoms.

Common complications include diarrhea, middle ear infection and pneumonia.

Moreover, immunity to measles is genetically passed to the children via maternal antibodies, in case the mother acquires immunity without vaccination naturally.