Measles
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Basics
Description
- Vaccine preventable, primarily childhood, infectious disease characterized by fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and erythematous maculopapular rash
- Also known as rubeola
- Incidence is low in the U.S. due to widespread immunization
- Death occurs in 1–3/1,000 cases in the U.S.
- Still common in many parts of the world and travelers bring the disease to the U.S.
Etiology
- Rubeola is a morbillivirus, a single-stranded enveloped RNA virus with 1 serotype, in the paramyxovirus family
- Humans are the only known reservoir
- Highly contagious. Respiratory isolation should be initiated when suspected. Outbreaks seen in nonimmunized or underimmunized
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Basics
Description
- Vaccine preventable, primarily childhood, infectious disease characterized by fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and erythematous maculopapular rash
- Also known as rubeola
- Incidence is low in the U.S. due to widespread immunization
- Death occurs in 1–3/1,000 cases in the U.S.
- Still common in many parts of the world and travelers bring the disease to the U.S.
Etiology
- Rubeola is a morbillivirus, a single-stranded enveloped RNA virus with 1 serotype, in the paramyxovirus family
- Humans are the only known reservoir
- Highly contagious. Respiratory isolation should be initiated when suspected. Outbreaks seen in nonimmunized or underimmunized
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