Infectious Diseases A-Z: Why the measles virus is so contagious

Measles?is a highly contagious viral infection that spreads through coughing or sneezing. "It's one of the most contagious infectious diseases," says?Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases specialist. "Measles infection is spread through the airborne route, which means you have to inhale the infectious virus. And because it is very tiny droplet nuclei, [...]
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