The infectious disease specialist named a disease with which measles can be confused

Measles has no symptoms in the first two or three days that clearly indicate the disease, Vladimir Nikiforov, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University and chief infectious Disease specialist at the FMBA, said in an interview with Izvestia.

"During this period, fever usually rises, headache worries, weakness, decreased appetite and dry cough are observed. The disease at the initial stage can be confused with a cold," said the infectious disease specialist.

Vladimir Nikiforov stressed that even a doctor in the first days of infection can only suspect measles, but he will be able to make an accurate diagnosis only after the appearance of a rash in the patient.

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