Measles: It Isn’t Just a Little Rash

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Measles: It Isn’t Just a Little Rash [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Division of Viral Diseases ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Description:
  Measles can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children. Measles symptoms typically include: High fever (may spike to more than 104°F); Cough; Runny nose; Red and/or watery eyes; and, Rash (breaks out 3-5 days after symptoms begin).
  
  Measles can be serious. Measles can cause severe health complications, including pneumonia, swelling of the brain (encephalitis), and death. 1 out of 5 people who get measles will be hospitalized. 1 out of every 20 children with measles will get pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children. 1 out of every 1,000 people with measles will develop brain swelling, which may lead to brain damage. 1 to 3 out of 1,000 people with measles will die.
  
  Long-term complications: A very rare, but deadly disease called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) can develop 7 to 10 years after a person has recovered from measles.
  
  You have the power to protect your child. Provide your children with safe and long-lasting protection against measles by making sure they get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Talk to your healthcare provider.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Publication date estimated from document properties or from webpage description.
• Subjects:
  Age Groups Child Health Communication Infant Measles Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Measles Vaccine Measles Virus Vaccination Vaccines
• Series:
  Be Ready for Measles Toolkit   ; Be Ready for Measles  
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
• Division:
  DVD - Division of Viral Diseases
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d505a4928c3e7bc15fa059dfcbb574067d2a6750365f4aba33607e6f32da0ed98da96f929f17d8acf141ea285ee1eaf2aa7da976bc36bc07aade4a196f4e4422
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257212/cdc_257212_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 447.14 KB ]