Measles
• Measles is a serious disease caused by a virus. • Measles is spread person-to-person through the air. • Measles can cause pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and even death. • The measles virus is very contagious, so when one person gets infected, it’s easy for the disease to spread. Measles is still common around the world. There have been many recent measles outbreaks due to infected people bringing the disease into the United States from other countries. • Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles.
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Mumps
• Mumps is a serious diseases caused by a virus. • It is spread person-to-person through the air. • Mumps can lead to deafness, brain or spinal cord infection, and painful swelling of the testicles. • Mumps virus is very contagious, so when one person gets infected, it’s easy for the disease to spread. There have been many recent mumps outbreaks due to infected people bringing the disease into the United States from other countries. • Vaccination is the best way to prevent mumps.
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Rubella
• Rubella (sometimes called German measles) is a disease caused by a virus. • It is spread from person-to-person through the air. • Children with rubella usually first break out in a rash. Older children and adults have a mild fever, swollen glands in the neck or behind the ears, and an upper respiratory infection before they develop a rash. Adult women often suffer from aching joints. Many people infected with rubella virus have no symptoms at all. • Rubella can cause miscarriage or serious birth defects if a pregnant woman gets infected. • It is very contagious, so when one person gets infected, it’s easy for the disease to spread. Rubella outbreaks still occur around the world. • Vaccination is the best way to prevent rubella.| Rubella Vaccine Schedule |
| All children should get 2 doses of MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine starting at age 12 months. Some teens and adults may also need MMR vaccine if they didn’t get 2 doses when they were younger. |