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Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily from person to person. It causes a blotchy red rash. The rash often starts on the head and moves down the body. Other symptoms include:

• Fever
• Cough
• Runny nose
• Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
• Feeling achy and run down
• Tiny white spots inside the mouth

Sometimes measles can lead to serious problems. There is no treatment for measles, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine can prevent it.

"German measles", also known as rubella, is a completely different illness.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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• About Measles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Measles (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Questions about Measles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Measles Symptoms and Complications (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Measles (World Health Organization) Also in Spanish

• Measles Cases and Outbreaks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Safety Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Plan for Travel: Measles (Rubeola) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Measles (Rubeola) (VisualDX)

• Photos of Measles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Measles (National Institutes of Health)

• Measles Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Measles: What You Need to Know (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish