Measles
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The most deadly of all childhood rash illnesses, measles is a contagious vaccine preventable disease. MMR vaccine can be your child’s protection against the disease. It is given in two doses. First dose is during infancy, 12 to 15 months and second dose at 5 years old, just before kindergarten. Although this is not a hundred percent assurance that your child will not get the disease, having vaccination could prevent its severity. Lack of vaccines can cause severe complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis. Measles is an airborne disease. It begins with a fever followed by a cough, runny nose and conjunctivitis. Rashes start on the face and neck, spreads down the back and trunk, then extends to the arms and hands then to the legs and feet. The rash will fade in the same order as it appeared.