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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > measles
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > measles
Preferred Term:

measles

Definition:
A highly contagious infectious disease caused by Morbillivirus, common among children but also seen in the nonimmune of any age, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and multiplies in the epithelial cells, spreading throughout the mononuclear phagocyte system.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
viral diseases of animals and humans
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • rubeola
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/306436
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-08-07, last modified 2017-11-10