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Measles
Also called: Rubeola
Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily from person to person. The main symptom of measles is an itchy skin rash. The rash often starts on the head and moves down the body. Other symptoms include
- Fever
- Cough
- Runny nose
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Sometimes measles can lead to serious problems. There is no treatment for measles, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine can prevent it. You may have heard of "German measles", also known as rubella, which is a different illness altogether.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Measles(Nemours Foundation)
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- Measles - Q&A about Disease & Vaccine
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Overviews
- Measles(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Measles: What You Need to Know
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Latest News
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Measles, United States, January 1-April 25, 2008(05/01/2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Possible Viral Links to Lung Cancer Risk Uncovered(04/25/2008, HealthDay)
- Measles: Make Sure Your Child Is Fully Immunized(02/18/2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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- Prevention/Screening
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Related Issues
- Measles (Rubeola): Health Information for International Travel(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and Autism Fact Sheet(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
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Pictures & Photographs
- Measles Photos(Immunization Action Coalition)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Measles(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Measles
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: DC-SIGN and CD150 have distinct roles in transmission of measles...
- Article: Persistence of measles, mumps, and rubella antibodies in an MMR-vaccinated...
- Article: Anecdotes, data and the curse of the media case study.
- Measles -- see more articles
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Organizations
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Statistics
- FASTATS: Measles(National Center for Health Statistics)
- Measles(World Health Organization)
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Children
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Measles(Nemours Foundation)
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- Measles (Rubeola)(Logical Images)
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Measles(Nemours Foundation)
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Adults
- Facts about Measles for Adults(National Foundation for Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF
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