What Is Morbillivirus Infection?
Measles Virus, a Paramyxovirus of the Genus Morbillivirus Causes Infection with Systemic Disease, Also Known as Rubeola Rubeola Measles Virus (Mv) Is a Member...
Measles virus, a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus causes infection with systemic disease, also known as
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.