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MeaslesMeasles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Measles is spread through respiration , and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. Airborne precautions should be taken for all suspected cases of measles.The incubation period usually lasts for 4–12 days . Infected people remain contagious from the appearance of the first symptoms until 3–5 days after the rash appears.Reports of measles go as far back to at least 600 B.C. however, the first scientific description of the disease and its distinction from smallpox is attributed to the Persian physician Ibn Razi 860-932 who published a book entitled "Smallpox and Measles" . In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated from an 11-year old boy from the US, David Edmonston, and adapted and propagated on chick embryo tissue culture. To date, 21 strains of the measles virus have been identified. Licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became available in 1963.German measles is an unrelated condition caused by the rubella virus. (From the Wikpedia article Measles.) Download PDF containing detailed information.
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Wild-type measles virus infection of primary epithelial cells occurs via the basolateral surface without syncytium formation or release of infectious virus.
The lymphotropic and myelotropic nature of wild-type measles virus (wt-MV)... | 20th November, 2009
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| J Gen Virol. 2009 Nov 18.
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Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication, June 2009. la Societe des Nations = Weekly epidemiological record / Health Section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations
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Update on rheumatic manifestations of infectious diseases.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As infectious diseases continue to emerge, and as... | 17th November, 2009
| Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
| Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2009 Nov 11.
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Measles vaccine adverse events reported in the mass vaccination campaign of Sichuan province, China from 2007 to 2008.
The aim of this study was to characterize the adverse events of attenuated... | 17th November, 2009
| Department of Paediatrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University,
| Vaccine. 2009 Nov 9.
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Overview of known non-human primate pathogens with potential to affect colonies used for toxicity testing.
The increased demand for non-human primates (NHPs) in biomedical research... | 17th November, 2009
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, Discovery Toxicology,
| J Immunotoxicol. 2009 Nov 13.
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| MinuteClinic Opens First Retail Clinic in Washington, D.C. at CVS/pharmacy Store in Northeast |
24th November, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MinuteClinic, the pioneer and largest provider of retail-based health care in the United States, has opened its first retail health care center in Washington, D.C.
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| Hard to Treat Diseases' (HTDS) MMR Vaccine Passed the Chinese SFDA's 'First Drug Evaluation' |
16th November, 2009 |
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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS; http://www.htdsmedical.com) and its China subsidiary Mellow Hope announce that its MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and
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| Astellas Pharma Europe Announces Save the Children as a Winner of the Changing Tomorrow 2009 Awards |
10th November, 2009 |
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STAINES, England, November 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Europe, the European subsidiary of Tokyo-based
Astellas Pharma Inc, one of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical companies, can
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| OneDotOneLife.org - Saving the Lives of More Than 2 Million Children |
23rd September, 2009 |
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PORTO, Portugal, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As of today, 23 September 2009, the site will be online
http://www.onedotonelife.org, an innovative project on the Internet which
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| CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting |
17th June, 2009 |
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What: Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
When: Wednesday through Friday, June 24-26, 2009
Where: Centers for Disease Control and
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