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  • Measles is one of the most contagious viral diseases. It can damage the body and even be fatal.
  • There is a vaccine against measles.
  • People who get measles and recover, get sick more often in the years afterwards.
  • When you get sick with a virus your immune system creates antibodies to fight it. It also creates β€œmemory cells” so that if you ever get sick again your body remembers how to fight that virus.
  • The measles virus attacks cells in the immune system which could hurt the ability to recover from other illnesses.
  • Scientists wanted to better understand how measles impacts immune memory.
  • For more information on how immune cells function check out the video below.

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