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Virus known as the Measles Virus, both the disease and virus share the same name.
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∙ 12y agoYes, it is caused by the virus Rubeola and can be prevented by a shot or two (depending on your country) of the measles vaccine.
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Is measles an deficiency disease?
Measles is not a deficiency disease. Measles is caused by measles virus. This is an infectious disease.
Are all diseases infectious?
No Flu is an infectious disease and at the right time of year there is nothing rare about it.Not all are infectious disease are rare. In fact, the common cold is an infectious disease. The measles used to be a common infectious disease. However, due to the measles vaccine, this disease was greatly eliminated.
Measles is an example of?
I think it is an example of an infectious disease...or so it says in my textbook!
How can measles be beneficial?
Measles is an infectious disease. It makes you sick, can kill you, some forms can cause birth defects. It is NOT beneficial.
What kind of disease are Hiv measles chickenpox common cold herpes and mononucleosis?
HIV, measles, chickenpox, the common cold, herpes, and mononucleosis are all viral infectious diseases.
What are some infectous diseases that are airborne or vector carried or contamination caused?
Measles are one of the many types of an infectious disease.
Are measles infectious?
Yes of course they are . They are as infectious as chicken pox.
Is measles infectious or non infectious?
Measles are infact pathogenic. As it is an infectious disease and the pathogens are infectious viruses and the leucocytes/leukocytes and phagocytes (white blood cells) can't cope with them.
Is measles infectious?
almost as leprosy
What is viral syndrome?
It is an infectious disease caused by a virus, such as measles, mumps, influenza, shingles, the common cold and so on.
What was the most infectious diseases of the 1900s?
In the 19th century there were lots of different types of disease but the most common ones are: tuberculosis, typhoid, scarlet fever and measles and hundreds of thousands of people died from these diseases.
Identify three infectious disease caused by virus and three caused by bacterium?
measles, influenza(flu0, HIV, AIDS, Adenovirus Infections.
