What Is Morbillivirus Infection?

Measles virus, a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus causes infection with systemic disease, also known as rubeola

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Measles virus (MV) is a member of the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridea. It is an enveloped, non-segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus. Measles virions are seen as pleomorphic spheres with a diameter of 100–250 nm on electron microscopy.
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. The virus is spread both by direct contact/fomite transmission and by aerosol transmission, and therefore is one of the most highly contagious infections of man.

What type of virus is Morbillivirus?

The genus Morbillivirus belongs to the virus family Paramyxoviridae, a group of enveloped viruses with non-segmented, negative strand RNA genomes.

What does the Morbillivirus do?

During morbillivirus infection, the virus initially targets lymphoid cells and replicates efficiently in the lymph nodes. The principal cellular receptor for morbillivirus is signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM, also called CD150), which is exclusively expressed on immune cells.

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