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  2. Human virome - Wikipedia

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    The human virome in five body habitats. (A) All of the viruses detected in the five body habitats . Each virus is represented by a colored bar and labeled on the y-axis on the right side. The relative height of the bar reflects the percentage of subjects sampled at each body site in whom the virus was detected.

  3. Sindbis virus - Wikipedia

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    The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes (Culex and Culiseta). SINV is linked to Pogosta disease [3] , Ockelbo disease and Karelian fever . In humans, the symptoms include arthralgia, rash and malaise. Sindbis virus is widely and continuously found in insects and vertebrates in Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania.

  4. Immune system - Wikipedia

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    A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow/right), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange/left) – scale bar is 5 μm (false color). The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.

  5. Common cold - Wikipedia

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    The respiratory syncytial virus , on the other hand, is contracted by direct contact and airborne droplets. It then replicates in the nose and throat before spreading to the lower respiratory tract. [48] RSV does cause epithelium damage. [48] Human parainfluenza virus typically results in inflammation of the nose, throat, and bronchi. [49]

  6. Rubella - Wikipedia

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    Rubella virus specific IgM antibodies are present in people recently infected by rubella virus, but these antibodies can persist for over a year, and a positive test result needs to be interpreted with caution. [25] The presence of these antibodies along with, or a short time after, the characteristic rash confirms the diagnosis. [26]

  7. Forchheimer spots - Wikipedia

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    Forchheimer spots are a type of enanthem seen as tiny red spots on the soft palate in rubella, measles and scarlet fever. [1] They sometimes precede the skin rash of rubella. [1] ...

  8. Measles vaccine - Wikipedia

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    In that year, the Edmonston-B strain of measles virus was turned into a vaccine by John Enders and colleagues and licensed in the United States. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In 1968, an improved and even weaker measles vaccine was developed by Maurice Hilleman and colleagues, and began to be distributed, becoming the only measles vaccine used in the United ...

  9. Measles - Wikipedia

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    The virus is highly contagious and is spread by coughing and sneezing via close personal contact or direct contact with secretions. [52] Measles is the most contagious virus known. [20] It remains infective for up to two hours in that airspace or nearby surfaces.