What is measles? It's a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus. Symptoms include high fever, cough, watery eyes, and full body rash. Infected people spread measles by coughing or sneezing. Measles virus may remain in the air for 2 hours after an infected person has left. More at doh.wa.gov/measles | Washington State Department of Health

Pediatric Rashes — See the Pattern, Get the Points Measles (Rubeola): Koplik spots → cranial-to-caudal maculopapular rash 3 C’s (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis). Scarlet Fever (GAS): Sandpaper rash, strawberry tongue, circumoral pallor (± Pastia lines). Parvovirus B19: Slapped-cheek → lacy reticular body rash; pregnancy = hydrops risk. Roseola (HHV-6/7): High fever first, then trunk rash when fever resolves. Varicella: Vesicles in multiple stages (“dew-drop on a rose petal”), often central → peri

Measles is a highly infectious disease that can bring on a fever and a head-to-toe rash -- and it's easily preventable via vaccine. | WebMD