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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff
  • No vaccination. People who have not received the vaccine for measles are much more likely to develop the disease.
  • International travel. Unvaccinated people traveling to developing countries, where measles is more common, are at higher risk of catching the disease.
  • Vitamin A deficiency. People who don't have enough vitamin A in their diets are more likely to contract measles and to have more-severe symptoms.
Complications Causes
References
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  8. Update on measles outbreaks throughout the United States: CDC press briefing, August 21, 2008. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2008/t080808.htm. Accessed April 17, 2011.
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