

Is It Measles? Signs and Symptoms of Measles
Measles, a condition medically known as rubeola, is highly contagious. To get better informed on this dangerous disease, we’ve compiled a list of the signs and symptoms of measles.
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Measles, a condition medically known as rubeola, is highly contagious. To get better informed on this dangerous disease, we’ve compiled a list of the signs and symptoms of measles.
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In most cases, roseola will result in a high fever for about a week and irritating rash in the period that follows. Generally speaking, roseola is not particularly serious or life threatening; that said, the parents of children with roseola should take their child to see a physician, just to be safe.
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The sun and surf aren’t the only things that are contagious in California. Not with the recent measles outbreak in the state reaching 68 cases, according to state officials. Forty-two cases in the growing measles outbreak in Califorina have been linked back to an initial outbreak at Disneyland, which started in December, after park-goers and […]
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New reports from the local Urdu TV channel Dunya, in Southern Pakistan, show a devastating number of children have died from the measles in the last month. At least 7 children died on Sunday from measles, and 154 kids have died in the last 29 days. There have been over 1200 cases of measles in children since November. […]
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Six cases of measles in the last year in Saskatchewan, Canada have health officials concerned. The first case was reported last September (2011) but the new cases mark the first outbreak of the contagious disease in over 15 years. “Today, measles is a rare disease in Canada,” said Dr. Julie Kryzanowski, Deputy Medical Health Officer […]
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