Measles, Mumps and Rubella

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Reviewed October 2007

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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 rare in Australia because of the widespread use of the measles vaccine. Measles is also known as rubeola.
Date:   Sep 2008
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. Vaccination is available. Sometimes rubella is still referred to as German measles.
Date:   Sep 2008
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. Mumps is uncommon in developed countries including Australia because of the widespread use of the mumps vaccine.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Rubella is a mild illness caused by the rubella virus. However, rubella is serious because it can produce defects in children born to women who are infected by the virus during pregnancy. Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) occurs in up to 90% of infants born to women who are infected with rubella during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Rubella is usually a mild illness. However it can cause serious harm to an unborn baby if a woman gets it during early pregnancy. For this reason all children are now immunised against rubella.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Rubella is usually a mild illness. However it can cause serious harm to an unborn baby if a woman gets it during early pregnancy. For this reason all children are now immunised against rubella.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Measles is an acute, highly infectious illness caused by a virus. Measles can cause serious complications such as pneumonia (lung infection), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or otitis media (middle ear infection). Complications are more common and more severe in people with a chronic illness and very young children.
Date:   Apr 2008
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:   Apr 2008
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Measles is a highly infectious acute disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus, of the family Paramyxoviridae. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Immunisation and autism
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A group of English researchers have claimed that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination can trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and, ultimately, autism in susceptible children. However, further studies undertaken around the world have found no evidence of this.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Childhood rashes
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   What do measles, rubella, chickenpox and fifth disease look like?
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   School entry immunisation certificates
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children need a certificate before they start primary school that shows whether or not they have been vaccinated against a range of diseases. There are two certificates that can be used. You can use one that can be issued by your local council or one that is provided by the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Measles mumps rubella
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Measles, mumps and rubella are highly contagious viral diseases. Its important for children and adults to be immunised against these diseases because they can lead to serious illness and even death. Complications associated with measles, mumps and rubella infection are usually more serious than the side effects of the vaccine.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Measles vaccination
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Measles is a highly infectious virus infection normally caught in childhood.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Rubella
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Rubella (also called German measles) used to be a common illness affecting school-age children. Now, adults whose vaccinations have worn off may be more at risk than children.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Measles: what you need to know
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Measles is a very infectious illness that mostly affects children. It is caused by a virus and is spread from child to child by coughing, sneezing or sometimes kissing.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Mumps
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Mumps is a virus infection that affects the glands that produce saliva.
Date:   May 2006
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:   Mar 2006
Title:   Measles
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A highly infectious disease, measles is caused by the Morbillivirus. It takes between 10 and 14 days for symptoms to show after infection.
Date:   Mar 2006
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:   Sep 2005
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