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MMRV Vaccine: What You Need to Know (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella) [2010]

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  • Alternative Title:
    MMRV Vaccine: What You Need to Know (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella) 2010 English ; Vaccine Information Statement: MMRV Vaccine: What You Need to Know (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella) 2010
  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (chickenpox) can be serious diseases: ; Measles ; • Causes rash, cough, runny nose, eye irritation, fever. ; • Can lead to ear infection, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death. ; Mumps ; • Causes fever, headache, swollen glands. ; • Can lead to deafness, meningitis (infection of the brain and spinal cord covering), infection of the pancreas, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and, rarely, death. ; Rubella (German Measles) ; • Causes rash and mild fever; and can cause arthritis, (mostly in women). ; • If a woman gets rubella while she is pregnant, she could have a miscarriage or her baby could be born with serious birth defects. ; Varicella (Chickenpox) ; • Causes rash, itching, fever, tiredness. ; • Can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia, ; These diseases can spread from person to person through the air. Varicella can also be spread through contact with fluid from chickenpox blisters. ; Before vaccines, these diseases were very common in the United States.
  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Vaccine Information Statement
  • Subseries:
    MMRV Vaccine
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Fact Sheet ; Patient Education Handout
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Rights:
    Public Domain
  • Topic:
    Diseases & Conditions
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    2 pdf pages
  • Download URL:
    https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27152/cdc_27152_DS1.pdf
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  • Collection(s):
    Infectious Diseases
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