A question about measles?

If somone in your family has measles how would you get it from them and how long does it last?

Measles are usually transmitted by simple contact, or by coughing, sneezing, etc. If you were born after about 1959, you were probably innoculated against them. Different types of measles last different lenghts of time. Rubella lasts about 3 days, and was often referred to as the "Three-Day Measles." Rubeola lasts about 2 weeks; this is what you will hear people of my mother's generation (born in 1928) referring to as the "red measles" or the "German measles" (not sure what Germany had to do with it...?)

YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE AROUND WHEN THEY HAD A TEMP. THEY USED TO LAST 2 WEEKS. BUT THERE IS ALSO THE 3 DAY MEASLES. MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET THE MEASLES BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN VACCINATED.

Measles are very contagious, but you should have been inoculated as a child. if you do get them, you can run high fevers for about a week. the actual breakouts last up to three or four weeks. as a child i had Rubella, which is "German measles" I am 40, so at that time they told your Mom you were going to die. i ran fevers of 103-106, and probably would have if it wasn't for a nurse, who i won't ever know her name. She stripped down to her bra and panties, and climbed in a ice cooled bathtub, and held me screaming! I was five, and I still remember! Then my fever started coming down. My mom told me all this. I'm a nurse now.

Measles is highly contagious. When someone with measles sneezes or coughs, he or she can spread virus droplets through the air and infect others.

The symptoms of measles usually last for about 2 weeks.

I hope this helps.

The measles are child related and can last for up to 2 weeks feeling of but mostly when the spots are out the change of getting it is less likely. It is not always true that you wont get it if you are vaccinated for it. Also you have to stay indoors and out of drought areas.

It is caused by a virus and is very contagious, even before someone shows up with spots. Usually a sore throat, dry cough & fever come before. If you have never had measles nor been innoculated against them then you need to be very careful about being around anyone that may even be suspected of having them. They're very hard on kids & much, much worse for adults. Some children who developed high fevers with them were left retarded & grown-ups who have gotten them & survived were left sterile . If you think you've been exposed, please see your Dr. right away.

i had them while attending college. temp, fever, little red dots that come out when you get warm. ect..... the spots lasted for about two to three weeks

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that spreads throughout the body but affects chiefly the skin and respiratory tract. The incubation period is 7 to 14 days.
Prevention is most important. Have your physician or the public health department in your area immunize your child against measles at the proper age. Notify your physician if you suspect your child has measles. If there is a local epidemic, your physician will know of it, and a telephone desription of the symptoms may be enough for a diagnosis.
In most children, measles disappears within seven to ten days.

It is transmitted by droplet infection, i.e. through the respiratory tract from someone who has it. The incubation period is 10 to 14 days. There is a prodromal stage, with fever, catarrh, runny nose, eyes, cough, conjunctivitis. After 4 or 5 days, there is a rash, which spreads from above downwards. It lasts for 7 to 10 days. Fever is maximum at the peak of the rash. The condition is infectious from the last 2 or 3 days of the incubation period until the rash lasts.

No one should be getting measles if you have gotten your vacinations.