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What makes measles so contagious?

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Immunity and infectionInfectious diseaseVaccinesPublic health and policy

An explanation of the biological and environmental factors that make the measles virus exceptionally transmissible.

A combination of factors makes this virus a veritable infecting machine. Here's how it works.

Why it's here

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What people say. Recommended as a resource explaining why measles is among the most contagious known viruses.

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Measles in detention reflects a policy failure, not chance Measles is among the most contagious viruses known to medicine and among the easiest to prevent. Two doses of a measles-containing vaccine provide durable immunity for most people and cost less than $2 per child. That reality makes the reports of measles inside a federal immigration detention facility in Texas not just alarming, but indicting. As an infectious diseases physician living and working in Texas, I have spent my career responding to outbreaks, and I know how quickly measles exploits gaps created by policy failure. This outbreak should not be framed as an anomaly or a breakdown in operations. It is the foreseeable resul…
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