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Measles
This page is medical background from WHO/CDC citations. It is not current-event intelligence.
- Pathogen
- Measles virus
- Transmission
- Highly contagious airborne/respiratory spread (WHO/CDC).
- Incubation
- About 10–14 days (CDC).
- Typical symptoms
- Fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, rash.
- Treatment
- Supportive care; vitamin A in some protocols (WHO).
- Vaccine
- Safe, effective vaccine (MMR/MR) (WHO/CDC).
- Historical fatality
- Higher in unvaccinated populations with malnutrition (WHO).