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"KidsHealth." //Measles //. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. .


 * 1) Measles are also known as rubeola.
 * 2) HIGHLY contagious. If you live in the same facintities as someone who has it, 90% chance you'll get it if not vaccinated.
 * 3) Symptoms include: Rashes all over the body, fever, runny nose, and cough.
 * 4) Very rare in the United States, but about 20million cases occur annually.
 * 5) Being a virus caused disease with no specific medical treatment, the only thing to do is to let it do what it do.
 * 6) If a child may catch it, they should be sure to be away from others, so as to not spread it any further, and to get plenty of fluids.
 * 7) Koplik spots (small blue-white centered red bumps) appear in the mouth.
 * 8) The actual measles are usually red or reddish brown and blotchy, they start appearing in the forehead area. Once started, it transitions down to the body, then to the arms and legs.
 * 9) Spread from droplets of saliva from coughing or sneezing.
 * 10) Cases in the United States have drastically went down in the past 50 years, due to widespread immunizations.
 * 11) Infants protected six months after birth due to mothers passing of immunity.
 * 12) Measles vaccine sometimes causes side effects like rashes (which are not contagious and go away on their own in a short amount of time) and fevers.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">No specific medical treatment.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">In some cases, can lead to other issues, like diahreah, pnumonea, encephalitis, and otitis media.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Vitamin A helps prevent issues and death from measles.