CONVALESCENT SERUM IN PROPHYLAXIS OF MEASLES, CHICKEN-POX, AND MUMPS

Cycles in Measles and Chicken Pox.

Prophylaxis of Chicken-Pox by Inoculation with Vesicular Fluid

Detection of serum antibodies against measles, mumps and rubella after primary measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination in children.

BACKGROUND In Iran, the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) is administered in a two-dose protocol where the first dose is scheduled at 12 months of age. This study aims to determine the efficacy of the MMR vaccine by testing IgM and IgG antibody levels 4 - 7 weeks after primary vaccination. METHODS A single group cohort study was performed on healthy children, 12 - 15 months of age, who...

Measles, mumps, and rubella.

Measles, mumps, and rubella are viral diseases that may adversely affect nonimmune pregnant women and their fetuses/neonates. Prevention of these diseases and their complications can be achieved through measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination before pregnancy. The vaccine is contraindicated during pregnancy, because it contains live, attenuated viruses that pose a theoretical risk to the fetus....

The Differential Diagnosis of Small-Pox and Chicken-Pox