Measles is a dangerous and nasty disease caused by the measles virus. The virus spreads quickly from person to person, and there is no cure. A successful vaccine had almost completely eliminated the disease from America and Europe. Unfortunately, due to scare-stories and fake news, many people stopped getting the vaccine. This has allowed the disease to come back. Here we explain: () what measles is; () how the vaccine works; and () why the scare-stories are not true. WHAT IS MEASLES? Do you remember the last time you were sick? Maybe you had pain or a fever? Maybe every noise and touch felt horrible? Maybe you could not sleep, or you could not stay awake? You may have experienced these feelings a few times in your life, due to di erent infections. Measles is a particularly bad infection. It causes a high fever, a bad cough, red and itchy eyes, and a red, flat skin rash. If you are lucky, the symptoms kids.frontiersin.org September | Volume | Article |
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