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Q:	Where sanitation is a challenge, measles patients are often given antibiotics for skin infection. The purpose of the antibiotics is to:

prevent the measles virus from spreading on the skin and becoming more infectious to others.

limit viral replication and reduce the amount of time the patient is sick.

prophylactically prevent skin rashes and wounds from becoming infected with opportunistic bacteria.

reduce the pain and itch associated with the viral infection.