Symptoms include nausea, jaundice, and flu-like symptoms. Children should also have tetanus and diphtheria shots, described below. Diphtheria may have mild symptoms such as a sore throat. Complications include heart failure, difficulty breathing, and even death. Flu causes fever, chills, cough, and muscle aches.
Infection can lead to pneumonia and death.
Pneumonia's symptoms are fever, chills, chest pain, shortness of breath, cough with sputum, and, in the most serious cases, can lead to death. One dose of measles vaccine is recommended for people born after 1956. A second dose is recommended for persons born after 1956 who are entering health care employment, who are students in post-secondary educational institutions, and those who are planning international travel. Mumps vaccine is recommended for all people born after 1956. Rubella vaccine is recommended for all adults, regardless of age.