Measles : more than just a little rash

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.) ; American Academy of Family Physicians. ; American Academy of Pediatrics. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Measles can be dangerous
  
  Especially for babies and young children
  
  [Graphic of hospital with three figures standing and one in a bed; text: About 1 out of 4 people who get measles will be hospitalized.]
  
  Measles can lead to…
  
  • Pneumonia (a serious lung infection)
  
  • Brain Damage
  
  • Deafness
  
  • Death
  
  Symptoms of Measles
  
  [Illustration of young child with text and arrows pointing to various parts of the body]
  
  • Rash of Tiny Red Spots (Starts on Head)
  
  • Ear Infection
  
  • Red Eyes
  
  • Runny Nose
  
  • Coughing
  
  • Diarrhea
  
  Measles is Highly Contagious
  
  Here's how it's spread…
  
  • Coughing and Sneezing
  
  [Illustration of two people facing each other; one is coughing and sneezing, spraying particles]
  
  • Lingering Germs (Can Linger In A Room Long After A Sick Person Has Left It!)
  
  [Illustration of particles in air of room with floor lamp and night stand]
  
  Measles Around the World
  
  • Measles circulates in many parts of the world and cases can be brought into the U.S. at any time.
  
  [Graphic of an airplane flying around a globe]
  
  Protect Your Child
  
  The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Doctors recommend that your child get 2 doses of MMR for best protection. Your child will need one dose at each of the following ages…
  
  • Dose #1 at 12 through 15 months
  
  • Dose #2 at 4 through 6 years
  
  Infants 6 through 11 months should have 1 dose of MMR shot before traveling abroad.
  
  Immunization. Power to Protect
  
  Learn more at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents
  
  measles.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Child Infant Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Measles/prevention & Control Vaccination
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ff61a109b5690cfe1d1fa10821894931f441fd42bbe01c23c4dd896aa701022c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52604/cdc_52604_DS1.pdf
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