title: Measles vaccination--is a new strategy needed in Third World countries?
abstract: Measles is a highly contagious virus disease normally contracted in childhood. In industrialized nations, where children come into contact with the virus at school age, the complications are in the range of 0.2-1/1000 measles cases. In contrast, in the Third World countries, half the children become infected during their first year with mortality rates reaching as high as 60%.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine