Paperas is NOT Measles.
Paperas is NOT measles. Paperas or parotiditis in English is Mumps.
Indeed a childhood disease but entirely different from measles. Mumps is an acute, contagious, viral disease that causes painful enlargement of the salivary or parotid glands.
Measles, also called rubeola, is best known for its typical skin rash. It is, however, primarily a respiratory infection. The first symptoms are irritability, runny nose, eyes that are red and sensitive to light, hacking cough, and a fever as high as 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees Celsius).
Sounds like your kid may have measles, not paperas. Dolores is right on the money with her post.
-Tordok