Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR): An overview

by Ysabel J. Doran

Measles, mumps and rubella(German measles)are viral illnesses that were once considered a normal part of growing up. The viruses produce lifetime immunity, but complications can be serious; and so now children are routine...read more

by Tommy LaBar

For many years, the MMR viruses (mums, measles, and rubella) caused many children to die because there was no vaccine. Even though there is now a vaccine, people can still be infected by these three diseases. Of the thre...read more

by Melissa J Luther

Measles, mumps and rubella (often lumped together as MMR, especially in reference to the vaccine) are all viral diseases with many similar symptoms. All were once common childhood diseases, but through effective vaccinati...read more

by Sgt Pepper

MMR Overview Measles, mumps and rubella are all closely linked diseases, in that they can be immunised against with a single MMR vaccination, and a second dose of a measles vaccination. They are all now rare in the...read more

by K Vaze

Measles, mumps, and rubella are three common childhood diseases, caused by measles virus, mumps virus (paramyxoviruses), and rubella virus (togavirus), respectively.Once considered as unevitable as death and taxes notes t...read more

by Teresa Mustelier

Measles, mumps, and rubella are highly contagious viruses spread through exposure to infected respiratory secretions. Since vaccination for these diseases began in the early 1960s, measles, mumps, and rubella outbreaks ha...read more

by Mike Saunders

Measles, Mumps and German Measles (Rubella) are three somewhat contagious diseases that can affect our bodies in similar ways. In general they cause redness and/or swelling of the skin, but can also have other complication...read more

by Heba Ali

For at least 30 years now every child worldwide vaccinate against MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella), which was A huge step at children life protection. Let's talk about Measles first. The incubation period for measl...read more