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Measles virus
The type species of MORBILLIVIRUS and the cause of the highly infectious human disease MEASLES, which affects mostly children.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2014 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figure 1. DFA of nasal specimen for measles virus (1000x magnification).
Figure 1. DFA of nasal specimen for measles virus (1000x magnification).
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Notes
Figure 1 was provided by Wendy Kallas MT (ASCP) MPH of the Microbiology Laboratories and A. Bernard Collins MR of the Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
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National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Viruses
RNA Viruses
Mononegavirales
Paramyxoviridae
Paramyxovirinae
Morbillivirus
Distemper Virus, Canine
Distemper Virus, Phocine
Measles virus
SSPE Virus
Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus
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