OntologyTerm measles

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definition 
A highly contagious viral infection caused by the measles virus. Symptoms appear 8-12 days after exposure and include a rash, cough, fever and muscle pains that can last 4-7 days. Measles vaccines are available to provide prophylaxis, usually combined with mumps and rubella vaccines (MMR). -- A viral infectious disease that results_in infection located_in skin, has_material_basis_in Measles virus, which is transmitted_by contact with oronasal secretions, or semen of an infected person. The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom cough, has_symptom coryza, has_symptom conjunctivitis, and has_symptom maculopapular, erythematous rash. [ url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles ] (EFO)
namespace 
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo
parents 
  1. Morbillivirus infectious disease
preferred_name 
measles
source_ontologies 
  1. Experimental Factor Ontology
synonyms 
  1. rubeola infection
  2. Measles morbillivirus infectious disease
  3. Measles morbillivirus disease or disorder
  4. morbilli
  5. measles
  6. Measles morbillivirus caused disease or disorder
term_id 
EFO:1002025
term_name 
measles
term_url 
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1002025