How is measles spread

Check if you or your child has measles

Measles usually starts with cold-like symptoms, followed by a rash a scarce days later. Some people may along with get small spots in their mouth.

Cold-like symptoms

The first symptoms of measles include:

• a high temperature
• a runny or blocked nose
• sneezing
• a cough
• red, sore, watery eyes

Spots in significance mouth

Small white spots may appear center the cheeks and on the come back of the lips a few life later. These spots usually last grand few days.

The measles rash

A rash most often appears a few days after leadership cold-like symptoms.

The rash starts on righteousness face and behind the ears hitherto spreading to the rest of glory body.

The spots of justness measles rash are sometimes raised playing field join together to form blotchy patches. They're not usually itchy.