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The vaccine for Rubeola was introduced in 1963. Each year, measles caused an estimated 3 to 4 million cases. The CDC reported that close to 500,000 cases were reported to them annually. Since 2000, the annual number of measles cases ranged from 37 people (2004) to 667 people (2014).

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The first dose is recommended to be given at 12 to 15 months of age and again at 4 to 6 years of age. That is only two doses to become immune to this dangerous disease!

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The incubation period is the phase of the disease when the person is infected, but symptoms have not become present yet. This is when the disease is the most contagious. Measles has a very long incubation period of 7 to 14 days!

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The measles virus is spread through coughing and sneezing. It can live for up to two hours in an airspace where an infected person coughed or sneezed. It can also be spread by touching a contaminated surface and then touching the eyes, nose, or mouth. Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, 90% of the people close to that person who are not immune will also become infected.

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Rubeola may cause encephalitis, meningitis, ear infections, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, pneumonia, or Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE). These diseases are caused by the measles virus in infected people and can become a result from it.

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Fever, inflammation of the respiratory mucus membranes, red mcaulopapular rash, Koplik's spots, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, and runny nose are symptoms of Rubeola.

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Rubeola is caused by the measles virus. It is in the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae.

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Rubeola is a form of measles caused by a virus. Rubeola is highly contagious and a very dangerous disease. It is easily spread and is often deadly.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo had the most cases reported in 2017 at 45,107.