mmr
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What is mmr?
Generic Name: measles/mumps/rubella virus vaccine
Other Brand Names:
M-M-R II, measles/mumps/rubella virus vaccine
Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases caused by viruses. They are spread from
person to person through the air.
Measles virus can cause minor symptoms such as skin rash, cough, runny nose, eye irritation, or
mild fever. It can also cause more serious symptoms such as ear infection, pneumonia, seizures,
permanent brain damage, or death.
Mumps virus causes fever, headache, and swollen glands, but more serious symptoms include
hearing loss, and painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries. Mumps can cause breathing problems or
meningitis, and these infections can be fatal.
Rubella virus (also called German Measles) causes skin rash, mild fever, and joint pain.
Becoming infected with rubella during pregnancy can result in a miscarriage or serious birth defects.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is used to help prevent these diseases in children and
adults.
This vaccine works by exposing you to a small dose of the virus or a protein from the virus,
which causes the body to develop immunity to the disease. This vaccine will not treat an active
infection that has already developed in the body.
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is for use in children between the ages of 12 months and
6 years old, and in adults who have never received the vaccine or had the diseases.
Like any vaccine, the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine may not provide protection from
disease in every person.
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