NCIt definition : A morbillivirus that causes the childhood disease measles and is responsible for subacute
sclerosing panencephalitis.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The virus that causes measles (a highly contagious disease marked by fever,
cough, and raised red spots on the skin). The measles virus usually affects children,
and is spread by coughing or contact with fluid from the nose or mouth of someone
who has been infected.; CDISC: Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Measles morbillivirus.;