Conditions

Measles

Viral Disease

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General Reference

Medicine Atlas. "Measles." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/measles.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Measles. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/measles

BibTeX

@misc{medicineatlas-measles,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Measles},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/measles},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by the measles virus. Other names include morbilli, rubeola, 9-day measles, red measles, and English measles.

Facts

Condition Class

infectious, viral, acute 1

Causative Agent

Measles virus (Morbillivirus hominis) 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Infectious Disease

Sources

1. Measles (Wikipedia)

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Measles ... is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by the measles virus.

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