MEASLES Definition & Meaning

measles

[mee-zuhlz]

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noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)��
1. an acute infectious disease occurring mostly in children, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots; rubeola.
2. any of certain other eruptive diseases.
Veterinary Pathology.��a disease in swine and other animals caused by the larvae of certain tapeworms of the genus Taenia.
(used with a plural verb)��the larvae that cause measles in swine and other animals, and that upon maturation produce trichinosis in humans.

measles

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noun

Technical names: morbilli.�� rubeola.��a highly contagious viral disease common in children, characterized by fever, profuse nasal discharge of mucus, conjunctivitis, and a rash of small red spots spreading from the forehead down to the limbs See also German measles
a disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs, caused by infestation with tapeworm larvae

measles

An infectious disease caused by the rubeola virus of the genus Morbillivirus, characterized by fever, cough, and a rash that begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body. Vaccinations, usually given in early childhood, confer immunity to measles.
Also called rubeola

measles

An acute and contagious disease caused by a virus and characterized by the outbreak of small red spots on the skin. Measles occurs most often in school-age children. (Compare German measles.)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of measles¹

1275–1325; Middle English mesels, variant of maseles (plural); cognate with Dutch maselen (plural), Middle Dutch masel; akin to German Masern measles, plural of Maser speck

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of measles¹

C14: from Middle Low German masele spot on the skin; influenced by Middle English mesel leper, from Latin misellus, diminutive of miser wretched

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"With an ongoing measles outbreak and routine child vaccination rates declining, this move will further fuel the spread of vaccine-preventable illnesses," Dr Scott said in a statement.

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Families travelling abroad this summer on holiday or to visit relatives are being warned about the rise in measles cases in Europe and other regions.

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Two years ago there was just one case of measles in Scotland but last year that rose to 24 laboratory-confirmed cases.

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Seriously ill people succumb to measles in large numbers.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells us he doesn’t believe in germ theory but does believe in “chemtrails,” while suggesting that the measles vaccine contains aborted fetuses.

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