Measles: the legacy of low vaccine coverage
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Measles: the legacy of low vaccine coverage.
Measles is among the most infectious diseases of humans. Prior to the introduction of vaccination, virtually every child in the UK caught measles during two-yearly epidemics that each involved up to 700 000 reported cases. The illness presents with fever, coryza, cough and conjunctivitis before progressing to the classic rash after 2–4 days. Complications are more common in the very young and i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304292