Question 273 · LEK · Measles
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) occurs with higher rate in children suffering in the early childhood (under 2 years of age) from:
- A. measles.
- B. mumps.
- C. rubella.
- D. varicella.
- E. cytomegalovirus infection.
Hint
SSPE is a slow persistent infection with a defective form of one of the classic childhood exanthem viruses.
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