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01-10-2019 | Mumps | Editorial Commentary

Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in Children with Food Allergy

Author: Anju Aggarwal

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 10/2019

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Measles is caused by a virus belonging to the paramyxovirus family. The transmission is through direct contact and through air. Measles has no animal reservoir and hence, can be eliminated. Measles is a disease associated with both long term and short term complications such as encephalitis, malnutrition, flaring of tuberculosis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. About 1,10,000 people died of measles in 2017, and most of them were children [1, 2]. …

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Title: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in Children with Food Allergy
Author: Anju Aggarwal
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer India
Keywords: Mumps
Vaccination
Anaphylaxis
Rubella
Food Allergy
Anaphylaxis
Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-03050-y

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