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.
1 Encephalitis. 2  About 1 in 1,000 people with measles develops encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain that may cause vomiting, convulsions, and, rarely, coma or even death. 3  Encephalitis can closely follow measles, or it can occur months later. 4  Pregnancy problems.