Measles Information Leaflet for the Traveller Community

Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)

dc.contributor.author	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-21T11:14:09Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-21T15:29:53Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-21T11:14:09Z
dc.date.issued	2024-08-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/641606
dc.description	Measles is a very infectious illness that spreads very easily. Both children and adults can become sick with measles. Symptoms of measles: • High Fever • Cough • Runny nose • Red eyes • Red rash that starts on the head and moves down the body. Measles can cause chest infections, fits, ear infections, swelling of the brain and brain damage. Measles can be very serious and can cause deafness, blindness and even death. Measles is worse for children under one year of age, pregnant women and people with poor immunity. Children can get measles if they have not had the MMR (Measles-Mumps-Rubella) vaccine.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health Service Executive	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	EPIDEMIOLOGY	en_US
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH	en_US
dc.subject	Infectious Diseases	en_US
dc.subject	MEASLES	en_US
dc.subject	TRAVELLERS AND GYPSIES	en_US
dc.title	Measles Information Leaflet for the Traveller Community	en_US
dc.type	Patient Information Leaflet	en_US
dc.contributor.affiliation	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)	en
refterms.dateFOA	2024-05-21T15:29:55Z