is measles and mumps contagious
Measles is a serious and highly contagious viral disease which causes fever, runny nose, cough and sore red eyes, followed by a rash. Measles can sometimes lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia.About one person in 1,000 who contracts measles will develop inflammation of the brain.easles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines. The MMR vaccine also comes in combination with chickenpox (MMRV) for 18 month old children and contains small amounts of each of the viruses at a reduced strength and a small amount of the antibiotic neomycin.