The genetic roots of the measles virus is of rinderpest, developed between 11th and 12th centuries.
REF: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf...x-7-52.pdf
Makes me wonder how many of our persistent, human diseases are byproducts of man's long and dirty history with animals...
REF: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf...x-7-52.pdf
Makes me wonder how many of our persistent, human diseases are byproducts of man's long and dirty history with animals...