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The measles virus (MV), with scientific name Morbillivirus hominis, is a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped, non-segmented RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. It is the cause of measles. Humans are the natural hosts of the virus; no animal reservoirs are known to exist.
A precursor of the measles began causing infections in humans as early as the 4th century BC [167] [168] or as late as after 500 AD. [166] The Antonine Plague of 165–180 AD has been speculated to have been measles, but the actual cause of this plague is unknown and smallpox is a more likely cause. [169]
Measles is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality. Worldwide, the fatality rate has been significantly reduced by a vaccination campaign led by partners in the Measles Initiative : the American Red Cross , the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Foundation, UNICEF and the WHO.
Measles can also cause complications like ear infections, diarrhea, pneumonia, and swelling of the brain, the CDC says. How measles spreads.
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Diseases in humans associated with viruses classified in this genus include measles; in animals, they include acute febrile respiratory tract infection and Canine distemper. [3] In 2013, a wave of increased death among the Common bottlenose dolphin population was attributed to morbillivirus.
Measles is considered one of the most contagious diseases, Russo notes, making it easy to spread quickly among unvaccinated people. "Some of these diseases are potentially lethal," he says.