Measles Review

3. Body's defence against pathogens
7. percentage of the populationneeded for herd immunity to measles
10. Protection from a disease in a community due to a large enough proportion of the population having immunity to prevent the disease from spreading from person to person.
12. Age in NZ for first MMR vaccination
14. Resistance to an infections
16. Age in NZ for second MMR vaccination
17. One of the hallmark symptoms of measles is the appearance of small red spots with blue-white centers, known as

1. Measles can be particularly severe in populations with poor ___ coverage.
2. Measles is most contagious during this period before the rash appears
4. The component of a pathogen that triggers an immune response
5. Each person with a measles infection could on average infect 12-18 people in a susceptible population
6. Cells that produce antibodies
8. Measles is spread through respiratory droplets from coughing and
9. The measles rash typically begins on the face and then spreads downward to involve the trunk and
11. Virus causing measles
13. An indication of infection
15. Triple vaccine given to stimulate immunity to measles