Conditions listing Measles as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Measles. Our database lists the following as having Measles as a symptom of that condition:
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Measles is spread by direct contact or by contaminated airborne respiratory drop-lets. The portal of entry is the upper respiratory tract. In temperate zones, incidence is highest in late winter and early spring. Before the availability of measles vaccine, epidemics occurred every 2 to 5 years in large urban areas.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Measles is spread by direct contact or by contaminated airborne respiratory droplets. The portal of entry is the upper respiratory tract.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Transmission of measles is thought to occur mainly by microaerosolized droplets of respiratory secretions.
Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
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