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A photo of a child with a measles rash on their face.

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Dr Paul Armstrong stands outside the Health Department in East Perthin mid-shot.

A student receives a measles vaccine injection at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Symptoms typically begin with . A few days later, — usually starting on the face or neck— before spreading across the body. The rash generally lasts for up to a week.
Measles can lead to , such as pneumonia (a lung infection) and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
than older children and adolescents.
Around 1 in 15 children with measles develops pneumonia, while 1 in 1,000 develops encephalitis.
Of the children who develop measles-related encephalitis, 1 in 10 dies and up to 4 in 10 may suffer permanent brain damage.

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