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  2. Measles virus - Wikipedia

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    The measles virus (MV), with scientific name Morbillivirus hominis, is a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped, non-segmented RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. It is the cause of measles. Humans are the natural hosts of the virus; no animal reservoirs are known to exist.

  3. Measles - Wikipedia

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    An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Measles is caused by the measles virus, a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. [51] The virus is highly contagious and is spread by coughing and sneezing via close personal contact or direct contact with secretions. [52 ...

  4. Paramyxoviridae - Wikipedia

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    Diseases associated with this family include measles, ... Matrix proteins inside the envelope stabilise virus structure. The nucleocapsid core is composed of the ...

  5. Morbillivirus - Wikipedia

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    Diseases in humans associated with viruses classified in this genus include measles; in animals, they include acute febrile respiratory tract infection and Canine distemper. [3] In 2013, a wave of increased death among the Common bottlenose dolphin population was attributed to morbillivirus.

  6. Virus classification - Wikipedia

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    2.1 Structure-based virus classification. ... Ebola and Marburg viruses are well known members of this group, along with influenza virus, measles, mumps and rabies.

  7. Measles outbreak: What are the symptoms and can it be ... - AOL

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    Symptoms of measles develop 10 to 14 days after exposure to the virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. The first symptoms, which usually last 4 to 7 days include: • A running nose ...

  8. Mononegavirales - Wikipedia

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    Mononegavirales is an order of negative-strand RNA viruses which have nonsegmented genomes. Some members that cause human disease in this order include Ebola virus, human respiratory syncytial virus, measles virus, mumps virus, Nipah virus, and rabies virus.

  9. A measles case has been confirmed in Massachusetts ... - AOL

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    The widespread use of vaccines eradicated measles − a highly contagious virus that primarily affects children − in 2000 in the U.S., but it wasn't eradicated globally. Most current cases have ...