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Measles

This is an information bulletin for our parents and caregivers from

http://www.health.govt.nz/yourhealth-topics/diseases-and-illnesses/measles

 

The illness usually starts 10–12 days after you’ve been exposed. If you have measles, you’ll get:

• a fever
• a runny nose
• sore and watery ‘pink eyes'
• sometimes small white spots on the back inner cheek of your mouth.

A rash usually starts on the third to seventh day of the illness. This tends to start on the face, behind the ears, before moving over the head and down the body. The rash lasts for up to a week.