Measles Virus Infection: A Case Study

Running head: CASE STUDY PROJECT
CASE STUDY PROJECT
Name of the Student
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1CASE STUDY PROJECT
Jonathon is 6 years old boy who lives with his parents in the city of Dryden, Ontario,
Canada. The name of the Jonathon’s parents is Rose and Jack. Jonathon’s father, Jack, is a sales
representative in a pharmaceutical company based in Ontario, Canada. Jonathon’s mother, Rose,
is a housewife and she take care of her child, Jonathon, full time. Jonathon is the only child of his
parents and they live together in their own house. Presently, Jonathon is studying in the
elementary school in the local community school in Dryden, Ontario, Canada. However,
Jonathon was not immunized against the known viruses whose vaccination is available in the
modern medical industry. The decision to not vaccinate Jonathon was taken by both their parents
and it was omitted voluntarily and by choice. Recently, Jonathon had a trip to South Asia with
his parents as tourists. It was a combined trip and they travelled to various countries like
Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Their whole trip lasted 2 weeks and they visited Thailand
last. One week after the trip, Jonathon has developed fever. Along with the fever, he had
symptoms like Cough, Runny nose, Rash all over the body. Additionally, he was also suffering
from Diarrhea and Vomiting. The rash was initially observed in his face and then it spread out
throughout his body. Jonathon’s parents, Jack and Rose, thought their child has been infected
with Chicken Pox and booked an appointment with the doctor. The doctor diagnosed that their
child has been infected with measles. The doctor collected Jonathon’s medical history and found
out he is not vaccinated against measles and after hearing about their trip to the South- Asian
country, the doctor hypothesizes that their child might have been infected with measles during
his trip to the South Asian country as this country has a very high incidence rate of measles and
herd immunity in this country is also very low. Jonathon’s delayed incidence might be due to the
fact that measles virus takes at least 10 - 14 days to be activated after its exposure.