The impact of measles must not be underestimated. It is a serious and highly infectious disease leading to children feeling very unwell, spending several days in bed and missing two weeks of school. Parents and carers will need to take time off from work to care for them. Many children will develop more serious complications, such as otitis media, pneumonia, diarrhoea and encephalitis. In the UK measles can cause death in about 1 in 5,000 cases.
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