Measles Lesson
Step 3: Introduction Key Points
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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 βmemory cellsβ 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.