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    Measles

    IT ISN’T JUST A LITTLE RASH

    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, watery eyes

    • Rash breaks out 3-5


    days after symptoms
    begin

    Measles Can Be Serious

    About 1 out of 4 1 out of every 1,000 1 or 2 out of 1,000


    people who get measles people with measles people with measles
    will be hospitalized. will develop brain will die, even with
    swelling due to infection the best care.
    (encephalitis), which may
    lead to brain damage.

    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
    according to CDC’s recommended
    immunization schedule.
    CS254521-A

    WWW.CDC.GOV / MEASLES

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