Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved. Available online: www.cdc.gov
            
            Measles is an infectious disease that causes a red rash over most of the body and severe flu-like symptoms with a high fever. Measles is rare in the United States and Canada because of widespread immunization programs.
           
          
            
            
            
              
                
                  Current as of:  September 10, 2024
               
              
                
                  Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff
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              Current as of: September 10, 2024