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	Measles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Measles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus.
		In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated, and licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became available in 1963.
		Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Measles (1083 words)

	Measles Virus Vaccine
		Measles Virus Vaccine, Live, Attenuated (Dried) is prepared in avian leucosis-free chick embryo fibroblast cultures from the Edmondston Strain of attenuated measles virus, obtained from Dr. J.F. Enders and given an additional 69 passages in chick embryo cell cultures.
		Measles vaccine is also recommended for children and adolescents who have never had documented measles or who have received live attenuated vaccine before the age of 12 months and for persons of any age known to be seronegative.
		Measles Virus Vaccine, Live, Attenuated (Dried) should not be administered to any individual whose immune mechanism is impaired as the result of disease, injury, or therapy including the following: (a) individuals with blood dyscrasias, lymphomas, or other generalized malignancies, (b) individuals undergoing treatment with immunosuppressive agents of any kind or with primary immunodeficiency, e.g.
	www.whale.to /v/measles_vaccine.html (2271 words)

	MEASLES, Measles Virus
		Measles is one of the typical viral diseases of childhood.
		Measles virus is rarely isolated from the brain of a patient with acute measles panencephalitis.
		Measles is highly infectious and has a very high attack rate and thus it would be extremely difficult to eradicate the virus altogether through vaccination.
	virology-online.com /viruses/MEASLES.htm (2885 words)

	Measles
		While measles is probably best known for the full-body rash that it causes, the first symptoms of the infection are usually a hacking cough, runny nose, high fever, and watery red eyes.
		For most kids, the measles vaccine is part of the measles-mumps-rubella immunizations (MMR) given at 12 to 15 months of age and again at 4 to 6 years of age.
		Measles vaccine should not be given to pregnant women, or to kids with active tuberculosis, leukemia, lymphoma, or people whose immune systems are suppressed for some reason.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/lung/measles.html (1009 words)

	measles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Measles is one of the most contagious of all human viruses, with about forty million infections world wide each year, and one to two million deaths.
		The measles virus kills cell by fusing together the cell membranes of neighboring cells.
		The virus enters the local lymphatics and is transported to the lymph nodes where the virus multiplies and spreads to other lymph nodes, the spleen, and then to the rest of the body.
	www.stanford.edu /group/virus/retro/2000/measles.html (357 words)

	Measles virus
		Measles virus was isolated from 27 chains of transmission, including 14 (16%) of 87 isolated cases, four (31%) of 13 two-case chains of transmission, and nine (56%) of 16 outbreaks.
		Recognition of potential measles cases is based on clinical case definition; however, it is well established that clinical diagnosis is inaccurate during the elimination phase and that laboratory confirmation of suspected cases, complimented by genotyping of circulating measles strains, is critical for effective surveillance (Featherstone et al., 2003).
		Using the presence of virus in draining lymph nodes and proliferation inhibition as parameters, it is possible to distinguish between vaccine and wild-type virus strains in cotton rats (Pfeuffer et al., 2003).
	pathport.vbi.vt.edu /pathinfo/pathogens/Measles_virus.html (10298 words)

	Measles
		Measles (Rubeola), sometimes known as ten-day measles, red measles, or hard measles, is a viral disease.
		Measles during pregnancy results in a higher risk of prematurity and spontaneous abortion.
		Because measles is easily spread through the air from person to person, UNM requires that all incoming students be immune to measles.
	www.unm.edu /~shc1/measles.html (230 words)

	WHO \| Measles
		Measles remains a leading cause of death among young children, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine for the past 40 years.
		Measles is an acute viral illness caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family.
		The highly contagious measles virus is spread by airborne droplets (circulating as a result of coughing and sneezing), close personal contact or direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons.
	www.who.int /mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en (2002 words)

	Measles Vaccines, Measles Vaccination, Red Measles, Measles Vaccine, Measles Virus, German Measles, Measles Symptoms, ...
		Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus.
		Active immunization with measles vaccine - In developing countries measles vaccine is given at 9 months of age and in developed countries it is given at 15 months of age.
		Measles can be prevented by using gamma globulin with in 5 days after exposure to measles case.
	health.indiamart.com /kidshealth/illness/measles.html (656 words)

	Measles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the pre-vaccine era in the United States, an estimated three to four million cases of measles occurred annually, and approximately 500,000 cases and 500 deaths were reported annually, with epidemic cycles every two to three years.
		Among these 316 cases, transmission was reported to have occurred in school in 36% of the cases, at home in 26%, and in health care facilities (doctors' offices, hospitals, and hospital emergency rooms) in 22%.
		The total number of measles cases reported to CDC in 1998- 100 -was the lowest number ever recorded in the United States.
	edcp.org /html/measles.html (567 words)

	Measles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Measles is an infection caused by a virus, which causes an illness displaying a characteristic skin rash known as an exanthem.
		Measles vaccines are usually given at about 15 months of age; because prior to that age, the baby's immune system is not mature enough to initiate a reaction strong enough to insure long-term protection from the virus.
		Measles vaccine should not be given to a pregnant woman, however, in spite of the seriousness of gestational measles.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/measles.jsp (1889 words)

	MedlinePlus Drug Information: Measles Virus Vaccine Live (Systemic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Measles (MEE-zills) Virus Vaccine Live is an immunizing agent used to prevent infection by the measles virus.
		Measles (also known as coughing measles, hard measles, morbilli, red measles, rubeola, and ten-day measles) is an infection that is easily spread from one person to another.
		Immunization against measles is usually not recommended for infants up to 12 months of age, unless the risk of their getting a measles infection is high.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202338.html (1071 words)

	CDC - Yellow Book: [4] Measles - CDC Travelers' Health
		Measles is an acute, highly communicable viral disease that begins with a prodromal fever, conjunctivitis, coryza, cough, and Koplik spots on the buccal mucosa.
		Measles is frequently complicated by middle ear infection or diarrhea.
		In general, travelers can be considered immune to measles if they have documentation of physician-diagnosed measles, laboratory evidence of measles immunity, or proof of receipt of two doses of live measles vaccine with the first dose received on or after their first birthday and the second dose at least 28 days later.
	www2.ncid.cdc.gov /travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=measles.htm&cssNav=browseoyb (2329 words)

	Measles
		Measles may lead to inflammation of your voice box (larynx) or inflammation of the inner walls that line the main air passageways of your lungs (bronchial tubes).
		Measles may lead to a decrease in platelets — the type of white blood cells that are essential for blood clotting.
		When this modified measles virus is given to a child as part of the MMR vaccine, the virus grows and causes a harmless infection before the immune system gets rid of it.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00331.html (2063 words)

	Measles Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Measles usually occurs in preschool age children who haven't had their measles vaccine, or in school age children and young adults who have had only one shot of measles vaccine.
		Measles vaccine is recommended for children at 12 to 15 months of age.
		The measles vaccine may prevent illness if you receive it within 3 days of contact with the measles virus, and another medication (Immune Globulin) may prevent illness if you receive it within 6 days of contact with the measles virus.
	edcp.org /factsheets/measlesfact.html (494 words)

	eMedicine - Measles : Article by Glenn J Fennelly, MD, MPH
		Measles is a highly communicable acute disease marked by prodromal fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and pathognomonic enanthem (ie, Koplik spots), followed by an erythematous maculopapular rash on the third to seventh day.
		In 1998, the reported cases of measles per 100,000 total population reported to the World Health Organization was 1.6 in the Americas, 8.2 in Europe, 11.1 in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 4.2 in South East Asia, 5.0 in the Western Pacific region, and 61.7 in Africa.
		Measles virus vaccine (Attenuvax) -- For anyone born in or after 1957 who lacks documentation of live vaccine immunization on or after his or her first birthday.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic1388.htm (3140 words)

	txt001ssw: Measles virus and immunomodulation: molecular bases and perspectives
		The virus induces a profound suppression of immune functions that favours the establishment of, and aggravates the course of, secondary infections.
		Measles is spread by the respiratory route and causes a well-defined disease in seronegative individuals, usually early in childhood.
		Interestingly, transmission of virus from DCs to T cells seems to be inefficient in mixed DC–T-cell cultures (Ref. 61).
	www-ermm.cbcu.cam.ac.uk /02004696h.htm (7520 words)

	Measles Virus ( Rubeola) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The measles virus is transmitted via respiratory secretions, and causes a very serious febrile illness.
		Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a very serious sequelae caused by a defective measles virus.
		Individuals who recieved the killed vaccine prior to the introduction of the live attenuated vaccine do not have lasting immunity and should be revaccinated with the live virus.
	medinfo.ufl.edu /year2/mmid/bms5300/bugs/rubeola.html (217 words)

	eMedicine - Pediatrics, Measles : Article by Pamela Dyne, MD
		Atypical measles occurs in individuals who were previously immunized with the killed measles vaccine between 1963 and 1967 and who have incomplete immunity.
		When they are exposed to the measles virus, a mild or nonexistent prodrome of fever, headache, abdominal pain, and myalgias precedes a rash that begins on the hands and feet and spreads centrally.
		The measles rash is a maculopapular erythematous rash that involves the palms and soles.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic389.htm (1398 words)

	Centers for Disease Control- Measles
		Measles vaccine without mumps or rubella vaccine is recommended for infants as young as 6 months of age when exposure to natural measles is considered likely.
		Measles vaccine should not be given to a woman known to be pregnant or who is considering becoming pregnant within the next few months.
		Measles vaccination during pregnancy should not be a reason to consider interruption of the pregnancy.
	www.babybag.com /articles/cdc_meas.htm (4505 words)

	Measles Photos
		Late 1960s photograph shows a Nigerian mother and her child who was recovering from measles; note that the skin is sloughing on the child as he heals from his measles infection.
		Measles was a constant threat in these camps.
		Sloughing of the skin in recovering measles patients was often extensive, and resembles that of a burn victim.
	www.vaccineinformation.org /measles/photos.asp (385 words)

	The Measles Virus-Tamed and Trained
		The project engineered a measles virus, MV-CEA, which is specific to ovarian cancer, kills multiple cancer cells, and can be monitored with a simple blood test.
		Kah-Whye Peng, Ph.D., was a post-doctoral fellow when she spearheaded the project that produced the engineered measles virus now being used in the clinical trial.
		She designed studies that demonstrated the measles virotherapy could shrink a variety of tumors with minimal damage to healthy tissue.
	discoverysedge.mayo.edu /measles (2111 words)

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		Although measles and mumps used to be a signifcant problem worldwide, their incidence has decreased greatly in developed nations due to the success of immunization campaigns.
		Measles was first mentioned as a childhood disease in 1224.
		Although an effective vaccine exists, there has been an increase in measles cases since 1983 among college students (which is probably a result of waning immunity) and preschool infants of racial and ethnic minorities (which is partially due to unimmunized immigrants).
	www.stanford.edu /group/virus/paramyxo/paramyxo.html (1391 words)

	Measles (morbilli). DermNet NZ
		Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus.
		Nowadays in countries where measles is part of an immunisation programme, the risk of exposure and incidence of actual disease cases is low.
		Measles is highly contagious and is easily spread from person to person by breathing in airborne respiratory droplets from an infected person's coughing or sneezing.
	www.dermnetnz.org /viral/morbilli.html (865 words)

	Measles (Rubeola) -- Topic Overview
		Measles is transmitted when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
		The virus is most often spread when people first become ill—before they know they have the disease.
		The incubation period—the time between when you are first exposed to the measles virus and when you develop symptoms—is usually about 8 to 12 days, although it can range between 7 to 18 days.
	www.webmd.com /hw/raising_a_family/hw198189.asp (209 words)

	Measles Virus Linked to Autism
		The study, to be published in the April issue of Molecular Pathology, raises questions about whether the measles virus plays a role in triggering an inflammatory bowel disease found in children with developmental disorders.
		Researchers identified a portion of the measles virus in the guts of 75 out of 91 children who had the both conditions, but only five out of 70 healthy children had the virus.
		Researchers say the findings raise some important questions about the link between the measles virus and developmental disorders but caution against jumping to any hasty conclusions based on their study.
	www.webmd.com /content/Article/25/3606_1234.htm (422 words)

	Measles Virus Vaccine Live (Systemic) - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Although studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in humans and problems have not been shown to occur, use of measles vaccine during pregnancy, or becoming pregnant within 3 months after receiving measles vaccine, is not recommended.
		Measles vaccine virus may pass into breast milk.
		Measles vaccine usually is not recommended for infants up to 12 months of age.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/drug-information/DR202338/si=2765 (1077 words)

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