University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa.
Although immunization practices have dramatically reduced the incidence of
measles, several populations remain at risk of the disease. Modified measles may
occur in those who received immune globulin in childhood. Atypical measles,
often confused with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, may develop in those who
received inactivated measles virus vaccine and were subsequently exposed to the
natural disease. The diagnosis of measles requires a high index of suspicion and
a careful immunization history.
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"What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?"
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