What is Measles? It’s Basically a Rash According to The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): “Measles is an acute viral disease characterized by fever, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis, followed by a maculopapular rash beginning on the face and spreading cephalocaudally and centrifugally.” What does that mean? Cough is a cough. Coryza means inflammation of the … Continue reading Measles Lighting Round! What is measles? How many children have died from measles? What are measles vaccine side effects?