Measles Morbillivirus
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A Measles Morbillivirus is a Morbillivirus (single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped, non-segmented RNA virus) that ...
- Context:
- It can be a true Aerosol Virus.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Coronavirus.
- See: Measles, Morbillivirus, Paramyxoviridae.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles_morbillivirus Retrieved:2020-3-20.
- Measles morbillivirus, formerly called measles virus (MeV), is a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped, non-segmented RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. It is the cause of measles. Humans are the natural hosts of the virus; no animal reservoirs are known to exist.
2020
- https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-can-become-aerosol-doesnt-mean-doomed/
- QUOTE: ... Each case of measles causes an astronomical 12 to 18 new cases, compared to about six for polio, smallpox, and rubella. Each case of the new coronavirus is estimated to cause two to three others.
The reason the measles is so, well, viral, is that the microbe is so small and hardy that it is able to stay suspended in the air where an infected person coughed or sneezed for up to two hours, making it one of the only viruses that can exist as a true aerosol.
- QUOTE: ... Each case of measles causes an astronomical 12 to 18 new cases, compared to about six for polio, smallpox, and rubella. Each case of the new coronavirus is estimated to cause two to three others.