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To determine:
Whether increase means that measles was getting more infectious, or might there be any another reason.
Introduction:
Measles is an infectious disease which is transmitted by the transfer of affected respiratory droplets through the air. The cases of this disease increases in late winter and early spring seasons.
To determine:
The reason that numbers of measles cases did not immediately decline in 1964, although the vaccine was licensed in 1963.
Introduction:
Measles is a childhood disease the causes rashes. Symptoms of measles include a sore throat, fever, dry cough, headache, and conjunctivitis.
To determine:
The data would need to test the hypothesis.
Introduction:
The licensed vaccination of measles in the United States is directly related to the fact that measles vaccination in the United States has declined the disease cases with passing years.
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