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measles virus [2 records]

Record 1 2001-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

An enveloped, negative-stranded RNA paramyxovirus (genus Morbillivirus) measuring 120 to 250 mm in diameter...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

La rougeole [...] "Le virus de la rougeole est un Paramyxovirus de la famille des Paramyxoviridae, famille de virus à ARN, à symétrie hélicoïdale, enveloppé, de 120 à 350 nm, possédant une réplicase associée au virion, très pléomorphique, très labile." (Dictionnaire de Médecine Flammarion). L'homme est l'unique réservoir du virus morbilleux.

Key term(s)
  • virus rougeoleux

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
OBS

Canada Diseases Weekly Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
OBS

Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada.

Spanish

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