concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: measles

diseases and conditions
type: Concept
narrower: measles

major disasters
type: Concept
narrower: measles

measles
type: Concept
broader: systemic diseases
broader: public health crisis management
broader: notifiable diseases
broader: myxovirus infections
broader: major disasters
broader: diseases and conditions
definition: Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease characterized by fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and a distinctive spreading rash. It is caused by an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus and the family paramyxovirdae. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Measles]

myxovirus infections
type: Concept
narrower: measles

notifiable diseases
type: Concept
narrower: measles

public health crisis management
type: Concept
narrower: measles

systemic diseases
type: Concept
narrower: measles