Measles Vaccine

Generally measles cause a hives, high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. The most somber effects of measles are diarrhea, middle ear infections, pneumonia and sometimes encephalitis which can escort to deafness, mental retardation, seizures or death.

In fact the measles virus is transmitted through flying droplets and this makes it easy for the disease to spread from person to person. The measles virus gets into the body by the upper respiratory area. Normally one to two weeks after being contaminated a person develops a fever, cough, runny nose or watery eyes and becomes infectious and a hives habitually follows a few days after fever sets in. The hives will frequently start on the face and then transmit to the abdomen, arms and legs. A person will become infectious when the fever starts and will stay infectious for about a week after the hives appears.

Always remember that measles during pregnancy has been associated to miscarriages and untimely delivery. You should also remember that if measles go untreated then measles might become grave and even result in death.

Generally rubella is referred to as German measles. If the rubella is contracted within the first three months of pregnancy then rubella can cause birth defects and it is infrequent for pregnant women to contract rubella. Always remember that if pregnant woman suffer from rubella then their children have more than a 50-percent possibility of being born with birth defects in which deafness is include. It is possible on infrequent occasions that the children who have measles may suffer from hearing loss. Always keep in mind that the measles vaccine should not be given to a pregnant woman or that woman who is considering becoming pregnant within the few next months.

Generally the symptoms of measles are easy to blemish. You should always bear in mind that if you feel you have the disease then you must see a doctor as soon as possible and if you get measles then immediately get plenty of rest and take medication to treat the fever and headache. Always remember that antibiotics are not used to treat measles because they might increase the risk of stern secondary bacterial disease. There are many ways from where you protect yourself against measles but the best way is that to get a vaccination.