Measles, Mumps and Rubella

What is Measles?
Measles Morbillivirus is a disease caused by the rubeola virus. This virus is extremely contagious and can be easily transferred from one person to the other just by coughing and sneezing. Measles is most commonly a childhood virus, although adults can catch the virus as well. Measles is also extremely dangerous, as some parents like to claim the wrong fact that MMR vaccine causes autism and not give them a vaccine. This is why this disease still kills 100000 kids a year, and there had been an outbreak in 2018-2019 in the US.

What is Mumps?
Mumps is a rubulavirus which causes affects the salivary glands, or the glands which produce saliva. Mumps isn't as lethal or serious as measles or rubella, but with complications, it can still kill.

What is Rubella?
Rubella, also known as the "German Measles" is also a viral infection. Measles and Rubella are absolutely different. Although holding some similarities in symptoms and names, Rubella is nowhere near as infectious and severe as measles. Rubella had already been declared as "eliminated" by the CDC.

How do you get it?
Measles: The measles virus can be spread by an infected person coughing or sneezing, and another person passes through because measles can live in the air for about 2 hours. The rash starts about 1-3 weeks after the contraction of the virus, and the rash lasts for 4-5 days.

Mumps: The mumps virus cannot stay long if it is not in the hosts' body, and is spreaded most commonly by coughing and sneezing when nasal fluids and saliva is being breathed in by another person. The symptoms last for about 10 days.

Rubella: The rubella virus can live for an hour in the air, and is also caused by breathing in the sneeze of an infected person. The rash lasts for about 3 days, but lymph nodes and joint pain can last for up to 2 weeks.

Symptoms:
Measles:
- High fever
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Conjunctivitis
- Koplik's spots
- Red flat skin rash

Mumps:
- Pain in the salivary glands
- Pain while eating
- Swelling in salivary glands
- Fever
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Not wanting to eat

Rubella:
- Red flat rash
- Mild fever
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Joint pain
- Stuffy nose
- Inflamed eyes
- Headache
- Pink eye

Diagnosis:
- Blood tests
- Lab tests

Treatment:
Measles: Post-exposure vaccinations, immune serum globin, fever reducers, antibiotics, Vitamin A, more rest and water
Mumps and rubella: None, as antibiotics are for bacteria and won't work. The immune system would fight it off, though. Take rests and drink water.

Prevention:
- Isolate yourself if you are sick
- MMR vaccine
( Don't listen to what ex-physician Andrew Wakefield said. MMR vaccines DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. the document had been retracted, and the scientists that worked with him also exposed that the document's info is INCORRECT. )
- Sneeze into tissue or hand to block your nasal fluids from flying everywhere