Measles: present views far an ancient disease
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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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