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Measles or rubeola
1) bedrest and care at home. If without complications. Patients should be on bed rest until the fever has resolved and should remain well hydrated. In malnourished patients. vitamin A supplementation is recommended. Patients should be isolated to prevent spread of the disease.
2) plenty of fluids
3) application of antirash meds.
4) Home treatment includes drugs you can buy without a prescription that relieve pain and reduce fever, such as ibuprofen and similar drugs (for example, Advil, Motrin, Aleve) or acetaminophen (for example, Tylenol). Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20 because of its link to a rare but serious illness called Reye’s syndrome
5) Avoid contamination. An individual is able to transmit measles from four days prior to and four days after rash onset. Patients shoudl be isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.
6) Know the complications of Measles. Pneumonia occurs in up to six percent of reported cases and accounts for 60 percent of deaths attributed to measles. Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) may also occur. Other complications include middle ear infection, diarrhea and convulsions. Measles is more severe in infants and adults.
7) Vitamin A supplementation is recommended.