Reservation Deposit: HK$200
Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Vaccine
MMRV Vaccine
Price: HK$1000 / Dose (Total two doses needed)
Approved ages: Below 12 years old
Please provide a valid Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella IgG Antibody Report before vaccination (the antibody tests should be conducted within the last 3 months). OR Please provide complete and valid proof of vaccination records. If in doubt, please contact us first before placing a booking. In case of any dispute, the decision of Health Gene Ltd. should be final.
Measles
It is caused by a virus called the Measles virus.
Mode of transmission
This can be transmitted airborne by droplet spread or by direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons, and less commonly, by articles soiled with nasal or throat secretions. Measles is one of the most highly communicable infectious diseases.
The patient can pass the disease to other persons from 4 days before to 4 days after the appearance of the rash.
How serious is Measles?
- Can cause ever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes, commonly followed by a rash that covers the whole body.
- Measles can lead to ear infections, diarrhea, and infection of the lungs (pneumonia). Rarely, measles can cause brain damage or death.
Measles infection in pregnancy can result in adverse pregnancy outcomes, including pregnancy loss, preterm birth, and low birth weight, but there is no evidence to support an increased risk of congenital defects.
Moreover, neonates who get infected because the mother had measles shortly around the period of delivery are at an increased risk of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (a very rare but fatal disease of the central nervous system) in later life.
Mumps
Mumps is caused by the mumps virus which affects the salivary glands and sometimes the nerve tissue.
Mode of transmission
It is spread by droplet and direct contact with the saliva of an infected person.
How serious is Mumps?
Mumps virus can cause fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears on one or both sides.
Mumps can lead to deafness, swelling of the brain and/or spinal cord covering (encephalitis or meningitis), painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and, very rarely, death.
Rubella (also known as German Measles)
It is caused by rubella virus.
Mode of transmission
It can be transmitted by contact with secretions from nose and throat of infected persons through droplet spread or direct contact with patients.
How serious is Rubella?
- Children usually present with fever, headache, malaise, diffuse rash, enlargement of lymph nodes, upper respiratory symptoms, and conjunctivitis.
- Some patients may not have a rash at all.
- Complications include arthritis, thrombocytopenia, and encephalitis.
- Rubella infection can cause anomalies in the developing fetus.
- Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is likely to occur in infants born to women who got infected during the first 3 months of pregnancy. CRS is characterized by deafness, cataract, heart malformations, and brain damage.
- Rubella can cause arthritis in teenage and adult women.
- If a woman gets rubella while she is pregnant, she could have a miscarriage or her baby could be born with serious birth defects.
Varicella (also known as Chickenpox)
Varicella is a viral illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus.
Mode of transmission
- Chickenpox can be spread through droplets or air.
- Can also spread through direct or indirect contact with the discharges from vesicles and mucous membranes of persons with chickenpox or herpes zoster.
Incubation period
10 – 21 days, usually 14 – 16 days
How serious is Chickenpox?
- The patient usually presents with fever and itchy skin rashes.
- Rashes develop in crops over a period of 5 days on the body, then spread to the face, arms and legs.
- The rashes first appear as flat spots and later as vesicles. The vesicles continue for 3 – 4 days, then dry up and form scabs.
- The patient usually recovers in about 2 – 4 weeks.
Who should NOT get MMRV vaccine?
- Have had a severe allergic reaction after receiving a previous dose of this vaccine or any contents of the vaccine
- Has a congenital or acquired immunodeficiency disorder (such as HIV, stem cell transplant)
- Is being treated with drugs that affect the immune system, such as steroids
Have any kind of cancer or are being treated for cancer with radiation or drugs - had a blood transfusion or received other blood products within the past 12 months;
- had a drop in platelets, the blood cells that help prevent bleeding, after getting a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine without another cause being identified;
- has active untreated tuberculosis; or
- Has had another live vaccine in the last month
- Anyone with a high fever should not be immunized. The vaccine can still be given if the illness is mild, like a cold.
Possible reactions after receiving the vaccine:
- Vaccines are very safe. It is much safer to get the vaccine than to get measles, mumps, rubella, or varicella.
- Common reactions to the MMRV vaccine may include:
- soreness, redness, and swelling where the vaccine was given.
- A mild fever, swelling in the cheeks or neck, and a rash that looks like measles, rubella, or chickenpox may occur about 1 to 2 weeks after the vaccine.
