Mixed infection: measles and mumps (case report)

M.A. Ninalalov¹, S.G. Nurmagomedov², Z.G. Tagirova³, J.B. Ponezheva³, V.V. Makashova³

¹S.M. Magomedov Republican Center for Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Control of AIDS, Makhachkala

²Dagestan State Medical University, Makhachkala 

³Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Federal Service on Customers’ Rights Protection and Human Well-being Surveillance, Moscow

Measles is an acute highly contagious viral disease transmitted by respiratory droplets and characterized by the presence of fever, intoxication symptoms, conjunctival and respiratory tract disorders, and maculopapular exanthema. An unvaccinated person may be at risk of measles in any settlement. Refusal to vaccinate for religious or other reasons leads to the development of disease outbreaks. The urgency of the measles problem is due to a decrease in vaccination coverage, which led to a sharp elevation in morbidity, in particular, there was an outbreak in the Republic of Dagestan. Also, the combined course of measles with other vaccine-preventable diseases, such as mumps, pertussis, rubella, chickenpox, etc., become increasingly common. The article presents a case study of the combined course of measles with mumps complicated by meningitis. Comorbidities in measles are more commonly associated with the addition of secondary microflora, which can develop in any disease period. Only systematically conducted preventive measures, the main of which is the population immunization, will prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.

Keywords: measles, mumps, differential diagnosis, mixed infection, meningitis, immunization, vaccine-preventable disease, preventive vaccination.

For citation: Ninalalov M.A., Nurmagomedov S.G., Tagirova Z.G., Ponezheva J.B., Makashova V.V. Mixed infection: measles and mumps (case report). RMJ. 2024;6:–42.