In three out of ten cases it is fatal. Tetanus is spread by contamination of cuts or wounds. It is most severe for young infants, and about half need to be hospitalized. They can develop pneumonia, seizures and brain damage. It can also be fatal.
Pertussis is spread by the cough, saliva or mucus of a person who has it.
Measles causes a body rash, fever and cough. It can also cause pneumonia, brain damage, hearing loss, or death. Measles is spread by the cough, saliva or mucus of a person who has it. Mumps causes swollen and painful glands under the jaw, fever and headache. Rarely, mumps can cause inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, and hearing loss.