Borders may even foster the setting up of buffer zones. A difference has also been established in academic scholarship between border and frontier, the latter denoting a state of mind rather than state boundaries.
DOH warns measles can lead to blindness among children. Measles could lead to blindness among children especially if it is not treated early, a Department of Health official warned over the weekend. Children with measles may suffer from corneal ulceration that can lead to blindness, National Epidemiology Center head Dr. Enrique Tayag said in a series of posts on his Twitter account Saturday night.
Today, about one quarter of measles cases occur in adults, and nearly half are in unvaccinated children, mostly minorities. Measles is very contagious. The measles virus is spread by coughing and sneezing. Measles transmission can occur any time, from about 4 days prior to the onset of the rash to 4 days after the onset. If one person has it, 90 percent of their susceptible close contacts will also become infected with the measles virus.