Can measles push the reset button on kids’ immunity?

Jocelyn Wright
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As measles outbreaks continue to flare worldwide, viral immunologists have made a discovery they say underscores like never before the crucial need to protect children through vaccination.

It appears that acquiring a measles infection actually ‘resets’ the immune system, leaving patients vulnerable to other dangerous micro-organisms such as influenza, diphtheria and tuberculosis.