Measles is highly contagious

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Measles is highly contagious

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June 17, 2016
By National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
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Measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

It is so contagious that if one person has it, 9 out of 10 people of all ages around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected.

[Illustration showing an infected person infecting 9 out of 10 people if not protected]

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Measles/epidemiology Measles/prevention & Control
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Poster
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Infographic
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1 infographic
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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