MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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HIV/AIDS & cholera
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malaria & cholera
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measles & smallpox
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TB & HIV
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Detailed explanation-1: -Diarrhea. Ear infections. Pneumonia. Encephalitis. Death. 25-Oct-2021
Detailed explanation-2: -Although at least 20 different genotypes have been isolated in various parts of the world, there is only one serotype. Measles is highly contagious, and an infected person will often transmit the virus to over 90% of unprotected close contacts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family and it is normally passed through direct contact and through the air. The virus infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body.
Detailed explanation-4: -Measles is an acute, highly contagious viral disease capable of causing epidemics. Infectivity is close to 100% in susceptible individuals and in the pre-vaccine era measles would affect nearly every individual during childhood.
Detailed explanation-5: -Measles is caused by a single-stranded, enveloped RNA virus with 1 serotype. It is classified as a member of the genus Morbillivirus in the Paramyxoviridae family. Humans are the only natural hosts of measles virus.