(HealthDay News) -- Measles is a very contagious viral illness that can lead to serious complications, including inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), and respiratory or ear infections.
Thanks to widespread vaccination, measles cases have dropped to a sparse few in the United States and Canada, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.
Nonetheless, the NLM mentions these potential symptoms of measles:
- Spotty rash that commonly starts three-to-five days after other symptoms emerge.
- Bloodshot eyes.
- Cough.
- Fever.
- Light sensitivity.
- Muscle pain.
- Eye redness.
- Runny nose.
- Sore throat.
- Small white spots in the mouth.
