Safety Short: Measles


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that's caused by a virus. Measles spreads easily from person to person and can lead to serious complications, including blindness, brain swelling, diarrhea, ear infections, and pneumonia. Although there's an effective and widely available vaccine for preventing measles, it remains a serious worldwide health threat.

Target Audience
All employees

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.1

Lesson Objectives

Safety Short: Measles

  • recognize how measles is spread
  • identify who is at highest risk for contracting measles
  • Knowledge Check: Measles
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_e68_sh_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone