measles
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003969
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003969 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | rubeola |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | viral diseases of animals and humans; Morbillivirus; Measles morbillivirus |
| Translations | Spanish: sarampión |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003969",
"term": "measles",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"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.",
"synonyms": [
"rubeola"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"viral diseases of animals and humans",
"Morbillivirus",
"Measles morbillivirus"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2017",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "sarampión"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/measles/"
}
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