measles
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Measles is a infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a generalized, maculopapular, erythematous rash.
Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious 90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. The incubation period usually lasts for 4-12 days (during which there are, by definition, no symptoms). Infected people remain contagious from the appearance of the first symptoms until 3-5 weeks after the rash appears.
'German measles' is an unrelated condition caused by the rubella virus. Rubeola is another historical name for Measles.
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