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Measles virus is a ubiquitous human pathogen member of the genus morbillivirus. Acute measles caused by the virus is commonly regarded as a childhood self limited and relatively innocuous disease. However, serious parainfectious complications of measles may occur. In about 1 in 1000 cases, acute encephalomyelitis with perivascular inflammatory and demyelinating damage, may lead to death in 10-20% of patients.1 At least one third of the affected are left with major neurological residua, such as recurrent seizures, mental retardation, hyperkinesis and perceptual disorders.2 In spite of the wide use of live attenuated measles virus vaccine, this exanthem is still a major public health problem.
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Danon, Y.L., Rager-Zisman, B., Garty, B., Gadoth, N. (1986). Measles Virus Infection of Human Neural Cell Lines as a Model for Persistent Viral Infection of the Central Nervous System. In: Fisher, A., Hanin, I., Lachman, C. (eds) Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2179-8_32
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