What is it about?
Measles induces an immunosuppression status by reaching the lymphocytes from the airways through a “trojan horse” strategy. H and F glycoproteins, both expressed in the envelope, ensure attachment of the virus to host cells and spreading from one cell to another by binding to several receptors, as described in detail
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Why is it important?
It describes measles pathogenicity
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This page is a summary of: Measles: An Overview of a Re-Emerging Disease in Children and Immunocompromised Patients, Microorganisms, February 2020, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8020276.
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