Measles virus

Pronunciation

Definition 1

The virus that causes measles (a highly contagious disease marked by fever, cough, and raised red spots on the skin). The measles virus usually affects children, and is spread by coughing or contact with fluid from the nose or mouth of someone who has been infected. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

A morbillivirus that causes the childhood disease measles and is responsible for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 3

Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Measles virus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Definition 4

The type species of MORBILLIVIRUS and the cause of the highly infectious human disease measles, which affects mostly children. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Definition 5

etiologic agent of measles and certain forms of encephalitis. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

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