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Measles virus

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005179

The virus that causes measles (a highly contagious disease marked by fever, cough, and raised red spots on the skin). The measles virus usually affects children, and is spread by coughing or contact with fluid from the nose or mouth of someone who has been infected.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005179
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005179",
  "term": "Measles virus",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The virus that causes measles (a highly contagious disease marked by fever, cough, and raised red spots on the skin). The measles virus usually affects children, and is spread by coughing or contact with fluid from the nose or mouth of someone who has been infected.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/measles-virus/"
}

Record 10,712 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.