MEASLES (RUBEOLA)

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DEFINITION AND MICROBIOLOGY

Measles is a highly contagious disease that is characterized by a prodromal illness of fever, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis followed by a generalized maculopapular rash. Measles is caused by a nonsegmented, single-strand, negative-sense RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus and the family Paramyxoviridae.

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DEFINITION AND MICROBIOLOGY

Measles is a highly contagious disease that is characterized by a prodromal illness of fever, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis followed by a generalized maculopapular rash. Measles is caused by a nonsegmented, single-strand, negative-sense RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus and the family Paramyxoviridae.

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