Measles 'destroys immune system memory'

By Kate Kelland
Updated November 1 2019 - 7:18am, first published 7:13am
Measles destroys antibodies that "remember" how to fight other diseases, researchers say.
Measles destroys antibodies that "remember" how to fight other diseases, researchers say.

Getting measles is even more dangerous than doctors had realised, because it destroys immunity that the victim has acquired to other diseases, researchers say.

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