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2. Measles - Wikipedia

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   Measles (probably from Middle Dutch or Middle High German masel(e) ("blemish, blood blister")) [11] is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease ...

3. Measles outbreak: What are the symptoms and can it be ... - AOL

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   Can measles be prevented? The most effective way of preventing measles is through the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. ... You can find out more about the dangers of unvaccinated children ...

4. Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize ...

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   Measles is so contagious that even one case is considered an outbreak. The resurgence around the world raises the risk of more serious complications and deaths.

5. Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging ...

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   Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. About ...

6. Measles: A Dangerous Illness - Wikipedia

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   "Measles: A Dangerous Illness" is an open letter written by the children's writer Roald Dahl in 1986 in response to ongoing cases of measles in the United Kingdom at that time despite the introduction of an effective measles vaccine in 1968.

7. Measles virus - Wikipedia

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   The virus causes measles, a highly contagious disease transmitted by respiratory aerosols that triggers a temporary but severe immunosuppression.Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes and a generalized, maculopapular, erythematous rash and a pathognomonic Koplik spot seen on buccal mucosa opposite to lower 1st and 2nd molars.

8. Everything You Need to Know About Measles Signs ... - AOL

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   What is measles? Measles, a.k.a rubeola, is an infection that’s caused by a virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s a respiratory illness that consists ...

9. How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back ... - AOL

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   The U.S. has seen 16 measles outbreaks this year — 89% of cases are in unvaccinated people — and a whooping cough epidemic is the worst since 2012.