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measles virus

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Measles virus

    The type species of MORBILLIVIRUS and the cause of the highly infectious human disease MEASLES, which affects mostly children.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of measles virus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of measles virus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of measles virus in a Sentence

  1. Brittany Kmush:

    So it's very contagious -- a very contagious disease -- and if one child comes to a camp with the measles virus and can spread it, then it puts the other children at risk, you're not going to send them to summer camp without sunscreen.

  2. Julie Lyn Hall:

    There's still the measles virus in the Philippines, despite all the efforts, not all children are protected from measles here. We are still getting reports, but nowhere near the level of the same time last year.

  3. Governor Jay Ipsee:

    The measles virus is a highly contagious infectious disease that can be fatal in small children, and the existence of 26 confirmed cases in the state of Washington creates an extreme public health risk that may quickly spread to other counties.

  4. William Schaffner:

    Measles is the most highly infectious virus that we know of and can be transmitted fairly readily to susceptible individuals, the measles virus can hover in the air and be infectious for hours afterward.

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