Harrison's Manual of Medicine
MEASLES (RUBEOLA)
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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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "MEASLES (RUBEOLA)." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623267/all/MEASLES__RUBEOLA_.
MEASLES (RUBEOLA). In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623267/all/MEASLES__RUBEOLA_. Accessed November 4, 2025.
MEASLES (RUBEOLA). (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623267/all/MEASLES__RUBEOLA_
MEASLES (RUBEOLA) [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623267/all/MEASLES__RUBEOLA_.
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