Measles

From Health Encyclopedia

Used for

morbilli, rubeola

Broader Terms

Paramyxoviridae disease, respiratory infection

Facts

• Measles is a highly contagious and acute infectious disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae.
• 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.
• Since measles is caused by a virus, symptoms typically go away on their own without medical treatment once the virus has run its course.
• Measles is one of the five common virus infections that cause childhood misery, other examples being mumps, chicken pox, and German measles (rubella).

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