Measles
Rubeola
This
is
a
highly
communicable
respiratory
disease
of
children,
whose
symptoms
develop
on
skin.
Rubeola
is
derived
from
the
Latin
rube,
meaning
red
indicating
the
red
rash
of
the
disease.
In
the
beginning
there
is
fever,
coughing
and
sneezing,
the
most
communicable
phase
of
the
disease.
As
the
virus
localises
in
subcutaneous
tissues,
the
skin
breaks
out
in
a
blotchy
rash.
The
rash
begins
behind
the
ears
at
the
hairline,
then
covers
the
face
and
trunk.The
first
evidence
of
disease
appears
along
the
gums
and
on
the
wall
of
pharynx.
There
develop
red
patches
with
central
white
lesions
