Resumen

CARBALLO LOPEZ, María Teresa; GARCIA TORRES, Milady  y  GALINDO SARDINA, Miguel Ángel. El sarampión: una realidad y un desafío. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 1998, vol.36, n.3, pp.169-178. ISSN 0253-1751.

The historical antecedents of measles, and the fundamental aspects of the virus are presented in this paper. Some of its characteristics such as the causal agent and its diverse complications, as well as the techniques used for the diagnosis and the development of measles vaccines since their appearance up to now are also approached. Reference is also made to the epidemiological aspects and to the situation of this disease in Cuba.

Palabras clave : MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS [isolation & purification]; MEASLES VACCINE [history].

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