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Measles is a dangerous and nasty disease caused by the measles virus. The virus spreads quickly from person to person, and there is no cure. A successful vaccine had almost completely eliminated the disease from America and Europe. Unfortunately, due to scare-stories and fake news, many people stopped getting the vaccine. This has allowed the disease to come back. Here we explain: (1) what measles is; (2) how the vaccine works; and (3) why the scare-stories are not true.

Original publication

DOI

10.3389/frym.2019.00119

Type

Journal article

Journal

Frontiers for Young Minds

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Publication Date

11/09/2019

Volume

7