Measles Virus

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Introduction Measles as a clinical entity was defined by Rhazes, the Arabian physician, about 900a.d.Only 7 years ago were techniques found whereby consistent propagation of the causative agent of this disease is assured. These techniques have permitted systematic studies of the nature and behavior of the measles virus. In turn, the knowledge thus gained has provided the means for a new approach to the old problem of active immunization against the disease. As a contribution to the background for contemporary investigations on immunization which are to be summarized in later sessions, I shall review the principal landmarks in the modern history of the virus and then comment briefly on its isolation from patients and its behavior in cell systems. Historical Summary Perhaps an expeditious way to summarize the history of the measles agent is to consider what had been established regarding its nature by the year 1939. At

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