1. Measles BIO 062 Presentation Austin Cromer

2. The discovery of Measles can be found in the works of a Persian Physician http://www.nndb.com/people/594/000114252/

3. Thomas Peebles was the first to isolate the Measles virus in 1954 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/medicine-obituaries/7937398/Thomas-Peebles.html

4. The Measles is a viral infection caused by the Rubeola virus http://ytpo.net/viruses/adpanela/images/079_20.jpeg

5. The illness starts in the respiratory track, but is not solely a disease of the lungs http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a rticle/pii/S0039625703001796 http://www.frontiersin.org/Virology/ 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00279/full

6. Measles is an airborne disease and is spread through direct contact with an infected individual http://www.cmn.com/2012/04/traveling-this-summer-dont-bring-measles-back-with-you/

7. Key signs and symptoms of Measles are a rash and Koplik’s spots http://www.umm.edu/imagepages/2558.htm http://www.medicalook.com/Infecti ous_diseases/Measles.html

8. Other symptoms of the disease are similar to that of the cold/flu http://diseasespictures.com/wp- content/uploads/2012/10/Measles-5.jpg http://www.methodsofhealing.com/Healing_ Conditions/measles/

9. The Measles can be diagnosed through a saliva/blood test http://www.cdc.gov/measles/outbreaks.html

10. Being a virus there is not treatment however, the prognosis is normally great http://catalog.nucleusinc.com/generateexhibit.php?ID=9004

11. There is no cure, but an attenuated vaccine is used to build immunity http://www.unicef.org.nz/Measles-Vaccine

12. The Central Dogma of Measles is RNA RNA Proteins http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v4/n12/box/nrmicro15 50_BX1.html

13. The modern Measles’ vaccine is in a MMR combination. http://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/projects/merck2/merck25.html

14. The controversy with the MMR vaccination and Autism was caused by fraudulent science http://autismwithrhonda.com/2010/andrew-wakefield-and-jackson-tennessee/

15. Deaths related to Measles dropped by a third from 2000 to 2010 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PII S0140-6736%2812%2960522-4/fulltext

16. One of the greatest responses to the eradication of Measles is the Fourth Millennium Development Goal http://www.jm.undp.org/millenium-development-goals/ja-progress-toward-the-mdgs

17. The MR Initiative is a leading force in the fight against Measles http://stopmeaslesrubella.org/2012/04/

18. The success of the Measles initiative is their policy on Routine Immunization http://www.measlesrubellainitiative.org/portal/site/mi/menuitem.49e6575162334463c1062b10133f78a0/?vgnextoid= c8fed78aa7ca3210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default