The increase in measles cases in Latin America has led health authorities to strengthen epidemiological surveillance and reiterate the differences between measles and chickenpox, two viral infections often confused due to their skin manifestations, but which have distinct clinical characteristics, complications, and modes of transmission. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), between epidemiological weeks 1 and 19 of this yea…
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The increase in measles cases in Latin America has led health authorities to strengthen epidemiological surveillance and reiterate the differences between measles and chickenpox, two viral infections often confused due to their skin manifestations, but which have distinct clinical characteristics, complications, and modes of transmission. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), between epidemiological weeks 1 and 19 of this yea…