Editing Measles (section)

==Treatment==
There is no specific [[antiviral treatment]] if measles develops.<ref name="cdc.gov"/> Instead the medications are generally aimed at treating superinfections, maintaining good hydration with adequate fluids, and pain relief.<ref name="cdc.gov" /> [[Supportive treatment]] can include [[ibuprofen]] or [[paracetamol|paracetamol (acetaminophen)]] to reduce fever and pain and, if required, a fast-acting [[bronchodilator|medication to dilate the airways]] for cough.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rezaie |first=Salim R. |title=Measles: The Sequel |url=https://epmonthly.com/article/measles-the-sequel/ |access-date=7 June 2019 |work=Emergency Physicians Monthly |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607174307/https://epmonthly.com/article/measles-the-sequel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some groups, such as young children and the severely malnourished, are also physician-administered [[vitamin A]], which acts as an [[Immunotherapy#Immunomodulators|immunomodulator]] that boosts the antibody responses to measles and decreases the risk of serious complications.<ref name="cdc.gov" /><ref name="Bester2016" /><ref name=Vac2017>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((World Health Organization)) | title = Measles vaccines: WHO position paper – April 2017 | journal = Weekly Epidemiological Record | volume = 92 | issue = 17 | pages = 205–27 | date = April 2017 | pmid = 28459148 | hdl=10665/255377 | hdl-access=free }}</ref><!-- Quote = Even in countries where measles is not usually severe, vitamin A should be given in all cases of severe measles --> While vitamin A treatment does not cure the disease or reduce mortality in every age group,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Measles/FrequentlyAskedQuestions | title = Frequently Asked Questions about Measles | publisher = Washington State Department of Health | quote = [Vitamin A] cannot prevent or cure the measles | access-date = 10 February 2019 | archive-date = 5 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190805214034/https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Measles/FrequentlyAskedQuestions | url-status = live }}</ref> two doses (200,000 [[International unit|IU]]) of vitamin A was shown to reduce mortality in children younger than two years of age.<ref name="Bester2016" /><ref name="pmid16235283">{{cite journal | vauthors = Huiming Y, Chaomin W, Meng M | title = Vitamin A for treating measles in children | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 4 | pages = CD001479 | date = October 2005 | volume = 2005 | pmid = 16235283 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD001479.pub3 | editor1-last = Yang | editor1-first = Huiming | pmc = 7076287 }}</ref> In the 2025 U.S. outbreak, children are presenting at hospitals with measles and hypervitaminosis A because their parents were administering vitamin A sources (supplements or [[cod liver oil]]) as attempts of protection before the children became ill with measles.<ref name="NYTimes" /><ref name="Davies2025" />

[[Zinc in biology|Zinc]] supplementation for children with measles has not been sufficiently studied.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Awotiwon AA, Oduwole O, Sinha A, Okwundu CI | title = Zinc supplementation for the treatment of measles in children | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2017 | pages = CD011177 | date = June 2017 | issue = 6 | pmid = 28631310 | pmc = 6481361 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD011177.pub3 }}</ref> Similarly, there is no randomized clinical trial evidence for or against whether Chinese medicinal herbs are an effective treatment.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Shou|last2=Wu|first2=Taixiang|last3=Kong|first3=Xiangyu|last4=Yuan|first4=Hao|date=9 November 2011|title=Chinese medicinal herbs for measles|journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|volume=2011 |issue=11|pages=CD005531|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005531.pub4|issn=1469-493X|pmc=7265114|pmid=22071825}}</ref>