Measles: present views far an ancient disease

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Carlos del Río-Chiriboga

Keywords

Measles, Morbillivirus, Morbillivirus Infections, Communicable Diseases

Abstract

Measles is one of the exanthematic diseases of childhood also known as the "first disease". The clinical features that characterize measles include fever, coryza, conjunctivitis, cough, and a confluent rash.

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