Measles erases immune system memory
from Great Moments In Science Hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Measles is a nasty infection that you don't want to get. It can cause death and, what's more, it can also erase your immune system's memory. Only relatively recently scientists have measured this directly - by concentrating on antibodies – which can be generated by natural infection, and by vaccines.
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