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==Measles virus== | ==Measles virus== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Causes ''Measles''. | |||
*Uncommon due to widespread vaccination. | |||
*Illness may be complicated by ''subacute sclerosing panencephalitis'' (SSPE) - a chronic neurodegenerative condition.<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html]. Accessed on: 26 January 2012.</ref> | *Illness may be complicated by ''subacute sclerosing panencephalitis'' (SSPE) - a chronic neurodegenerative condition.<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html]. Accessed on: 26 January 2012.</ref> | ||
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*Lymphocytes and microglial cells. | *Lymphocytes and microglial cells. | ||
*Demyelination. | *Demyelination. | ||
Notes: | |||
*Measles inclusions are intranuclear. RSV inclusions are intracytoplasmic. | |||
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