"Measles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008457
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.580.600.500.500
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Measles" by people in Profiles.
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Indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2153442.
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Measles incidence in South Africa: a six-year review, 2015-2020. BMC Public Health. 2022 08 30; 22(1):1647.
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The unanticipated costs of COVID-19 to South Africa's quadruple disease burden. S Afr Med J. 2020 07 16; 110(8):698-699.
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Measles seroprevalence in pregnant women in Soweto, South Africa: a nested cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Apr; 26(4):515.e1-515.e4.
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Immunogenicity and Safety of an Early Measles Vaccination Schedule at 6 and 12 Months of Age in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Unexposed and HIV-Exposed, Uninfected South African Children. J Infect Dis. 2019 09 26; 220(9):1529-1538.
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Measles Immunity at 4.5 Years of Age Following Vaccination at 9 and 15-18 Months of Age Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected, HIV-exposed-uninfected, and HIV-unexposed Children. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 08 01; 69(4):687-696.
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Hepatitis B sero-prevalence in children under 15 years of age in South Africa using residual samples from community-based febrile rash surveillance. PLoS One. 2019; 14(5):e0217415.
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Comparing laboratory surveillance with the notifiable diseases surveillance system in South Africa. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Jun; 59:141-147.
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Potential Impact of Co-Infections and Co-Morbidities Prevalent in Africa on Influenza Severity and Frequency: A Systematic Review. PLoS One. 2015; 10(6):e0128580.
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Exploring HIV infection and susceptibility to measles among older children and adults in Malawi: a facility-based study. Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Feb; 31:61-7.