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Measles (cont.)

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There is no specific treatment or cure for measles. Children should stay at home and out of school until they are cleared to return by their health-care provider.

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Measles virus (MV), a negative-sense enveloped RNA virus, is a member of the Morbillivirus genus in the Paramyxoviridae family.

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