Measles, Mumps and German Measles

Follow the links below to find information on measles, mumps, german measles (rubella) and immunisation for these diseases.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Mumps
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Mumps is an infection which affects the glands that make your saliva. It is caused by a virus called a paramyxovirus (say para- mix- oh-virus).
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Rubella is a viral infection. It is sometimes called German measles. Usually it is not a very serious infection but it can be very harmful to the baby if mum gets rubella in the early part of pregnancy.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Mumps
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Mumps is an infection of the salivary glands caused by the mumps virus. The most common gland affected is the parotid gland which causes swelling at the angle of the jaw in front of the ear. There has been a marked decline in the number of cases of mumps since the introduction of an effective mumps vaccine.
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Measles (rubeola)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of measles by professional health specialists.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Mumps
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Mumps is an infection which affects the glands that make saliva. These glands are on the cheeks near to the ears.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Measles is one of the more serious childhood infectious diseases which is still around in the community.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   School entry immunisation status certificates
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children in Victoria need a certificate before they start primary school that shows whether or not they have been vaccinated against a range of diseases. You can use a letter issued by your local council or doctor, or the history statement that is provided by the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR). You will automatically receive a statement from ACIR after your child has completed the four-year-old vaccine schedule and has received all the childhood immunisations required.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   What is measles? Measles is a serious illness. It is caused by a virus. It can lead to other serious illnesses.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Chinese medicinal herbs for measles
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Measles (rubeola) is an infectious disease caused by multiplication of a single-strand ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus of the genus Morbillivirus in the upper respiratory tract and conjunctiva. It can lead to serious complications and death. Chinese herbal...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to preventing, recognising and treating measles in young children.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Using the combined vaccine for protection of children against measles, mumps and rubella
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) are three very dangerous infectious diseases which cause severe morbidity, disability and death in low-income countries. Based on the evidence provided by three cohort studies (3104 participants), vaccination with one do...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to preventing, recognising and treating rubella in young children.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Mumps
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to recognising and treating mumps in young children.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Rubella is a viral illness that causes a skin rash and joint pains. For most people a rubella infection is mild, but it is very dangerous if a woman is pregnant. Rubella can cause death or birth defects in an unborn baby (foetus). Vaccination is available. Sometimes rubella is still referred to as German measles.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Antibiotics for preventing complications in children with measles
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus. There is an effective vaccine which can prevent measles, however 30 to 40 million people worldwide still develop measles annually. Each year measles causes more than half a million deaths and is respon...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Measles and immunisation
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Measles is an acute, highly infectious illness caused by the measles virus. Measles can cause serious complications such as pneumonia or encephalitis. It may also cause middle ear infection. Immunisation is the most effective way to prevent measles.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Rubella and immunisation
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Rubella is generally a mild illness caused by the rubella virus. However, rubella can produce defects in children born to women who are infected by the virus during pregnancy. Provides information about immunisation to protect against rubella.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Vitamin A for measles in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Measles is caused by a virus and possible complications include pneumonia. Measles is a major cause of death in children in low-income countries and is particularly dangerous in children with vitamin A deficiency. Eight studies involving 2574 participan...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Measles is a very contagious viral illness that causes a skin rash and fever. Serious and sometimes fatal complications include pneumonia and encephalitis. Measles is also known as rubeola. Symptoms of measles may include fever, runny nose, dry cough, sore and red eyes (conjunctivitis), red and bluish spots inside the mouth and red and blotchy skin rash on the face, hairline and body.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Mumps
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Mumps is a viral illness that causes fever and swollen salivary glands. Serious complications include encephalitis and myocarditis. Symptoms of mumps may include fever, headache, fatigue, weight loss, swollen parotid gland (the salivary gland located just in front of the ear) on one or both sides of the face, painful chewing and painful swallowing.
Date:   Feb 2011

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