Abstract
Measles is caused by the paramyxovirus which spreads through airborne droplets. The disease has an incubation period of between six and 19 days. People with measles are usually infectious for one to two days before the rash appears but the total period during which an individual is infectious is not known.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Child Welfare
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
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Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data
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Health Policy
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Humans
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Immunity, Herd
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Incidence
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Measles / complications
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Measles / epidemiology
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Measles / immunology
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Measles / prevention & control*
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / immunology
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / standards
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Nurse's Role
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Population Surveillance
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Public Health
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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United Kingdom / epidemiology
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Vaccination / methods*
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Vaccination / nursing
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Vaccination / standards
Substances
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine