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A fever typically begins 10-12 days after exposure, the fever increases in stepwise fashion, often reaching 103-105 degrees F. Fever is followed by runny nose, pinkeye, and distinctive white spots inside the mouth ("Kopilk spots"). 1-7 days (usually 2-4) after onset of fever, a rash appears at the hairline, this rash spreads over the body and then disappears in the order that it appears, lasting a total of 5-6 days. Peeling skin may occur on those body parts most affected by the rash. From 1985 to 1992 8% of measles cases in the US involved diarrhea, 7% resulted in ear infection, 6% resulted in pneumonia, 0.6-0.7% involved seizures, and 0.2% (1 in 500) were fatal (usually due to pneumonia or encephalitis), according to the CDC.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref>
A fever typically begins 10-12 days after exposure, the fever increases in stepwise fashion, often reaching 103-105 degrees F. Fever is followed by runny nose, pinkeye, and distinctive white spots inside the mouth ("Kopilk spots"). 1-7 days (usually 2-4) after onset of fever, a rash appears at the hairline, this rash spreads over the body and then disappears in the order that it appears, lasting a total of 5-6 days. Peeling skin may occur on those body parts most affected by the rash. From 1985 to 1992 8% of measles cases in the US involved diarrhea, 7% resulted in ear infection, 6% resulted in pneumonia, 0.6-0.7% involved seizures, and 0.2% (1 in 500) were fatal (usually due to pneumonia or encephalitis), according to the CDC.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref>
Acute encephalitis (brain inflammation) occurs in about 0.1% of measles cases (1 encephalitis case per 1,000 measles infections), and is fatal in 15% of cases, with up to 25% of survivors suffering permanent neurologic damage. <ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref>
Acute encephalitis (brain inflammation) occurs in about 0.1% of measles cases (1 encephalitis case per 1,000 measles infections), and is fatal in 15% of cases, with up to 25% of survivors suffering permanent neurological damage. <ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref>
==Prevention==
One dose of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine is at least 95-98% effective in creating immunity to measles.<ref>http://www.cochrane.org/CD004407/ARI_using-combined-vaccine-protection-children-against-measles-mumps-and-rubella</ref> Two doses are recommended by the CDC. This is a live virus vaccine, and therefore may cause some of the symptoms of measles, mumps, or rubella infections.
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