By age two, children should receive one MMR vaccination at 12 to 15 months. Measles Measles can cause pneumonia, brain damage, seizures or death. About three out of every 1,000 children who get measles die. Rash, fever, cough, and watery eyes. Mumps One out of every 10 children who gets mumps may develop a mild meningitis, sometimes causing encephalitis.
Mumps can also result in permanent loss of hearing.
Fever, headaches, and swollen glands under the jaw. Adolescent and adult males can develop painful swollen testicles. Rubella Rubella, also known as German measles, is generally milder in children than in teenagers and adults. In pregnant woman, rubella causes miscarriages and severe malformations, including blindness, deafness, and mental retardation. All women should have a blood test to determine whether they are protected against rubella.