New details on immune system ‘amnesia’ show how measles causes long-term damage
After the disease, fewer antibodies are left in the body that recognize other viruses
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New research shows how the measles virus depletes the immune system of protective antibodies. By preventing the disease, the measles vaccine staves off this destruction.
Heather Hazzan, SELF Magazine/aap.org