自从60年代中期采用麻疹疫苗以来,麻疹的发病率已明显下降。70年代末开始有年轻成人患麻疹的报告。1982年以色列在爆发一次麻疹后,曾命令所有患麻疹的士兵无论病情严重程度如何,均须住院。因而本文作者得以对连续的成年麻疹患者进行前瞻性研究。 Since the measles vaccine was introduced in the mid-1960s, the incidence of measles has dropped significantly. The report of young adults suffering from measles began in the late 1970s. In 1982, following the outbreak of measles in Israel, Israel ordered all soldiers suffering from measles to be hospitalized, regardless of the severity of their illness. Thus, the authors were able to prospectively study consecutive adult measles patients.