Viral Skin Diseases

Measles. Measles is an extremelycontagiousillness caused by a virus that replicates in the nose and throat of those infected. Although typically considered a childhood disease, anyone who is not vaccinated can get it. Symptoms such as a reditchyrash,fever,coughandrunny noseusually begin appearing a week after exposure and progress in stages over a period of 2-3 weeks. It's possible for you to be contagious to others for several days before you know you are sick and remain contagious even after therashdisappears.