The first ones symptoms appear about 10 (7 to 14) days after infection:

• fever (around 38,5 ° C, which can easily reach 40 C)
• runny nose
• red and watery eyes (conjunctivitis)
• sensitivity to light in conjunctivitis
• dry cough
• sore throat
• fatigue and general discomfort

After 2 to 3 days of cough, appear:

• of the white dots features in the mouth (Koplik’s spots), on the inner side of the cheeks.
• a skin rash (small red spots), which begins behind the ears and on the face. It then spreads to the trunk and extremities, then disappears after 5 to 6 days.

La fever can persist and be quite high.

Be careful, a person who has contracted the measles becomes contagious as soon as five days before the first symptoms appear, and up to five days after the onset of the rash.