Measles

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It is an acute, extremely contagious, viral infection that occurs epidemically. Being a seasonal disease, it frequently manifests during late Winter or early Spring. Caused by a virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family, it is characterized by fever, enanthema and exanthema. It is spread by airborne transmission through small droplets of pflugge (small respiratory secretions exhaled when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes). The natural reservoir for the virus are human beings. The disease is generally contracted during childhood although with the current vaccination calendar this has become infrequent. Therefore, all those who have not been vaccinated or who have not contracted the disease are prone to contract it.
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Es una enfermedad infecciosa viral aguda sumamente contagiosa, estacional, que presenta brotes epidémicos más frecuentemente a fines del invierno y principios de la primavera. Es producida por un virus de la familia Paramyxoviridae. Caracterizada por fiebre, enantema y exantema. Se propaga por vía aérea a través de las gotitas de secreciones respiratorias expulsadas al hablar, toser o estornudar de una persona infectada. El reservorio natural del virus es el humano.

Es común en la infancia aunque con el calendario actual de vacunación, esto es infrecuente, por ende son susceptibles al contagio todos aquellos individuos que no han sido vacunados o que no han padecido la enfermedad.