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measles
[ mee-zuhlz ]
noun
- (used with a singular or plural verb) Pathology.
- an acute infectious disease occurring mostly in children, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots; rubeola.
- any of certain other eruptive diseases. Compare German measles.
- 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
/ 藞尘颈藧锄蓹濒锄 /
noun
- 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 Technical namesmorbillirubeola 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 .)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of measles1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of measles1
Example Sentences
Coupled with the return of measles, tuberculosis and more, H5N1 is likely just another of symptom of the erosion of public health and trust in science.
Most parents have heard at least one untrue statement about measles or the vaccine for it, and many don鈥檛 know what to believe, according to an April KFF poll.
The measles outbreak in west Texas didn鈥檛 happen just by chance.
In the 25 years since, there have been 10,570 measles cases, including the 800 people sickened in the outbreak that began in west Texas in January.
The publicly funded schools are among the few remaining soft spots in California鈥檚 stringent childhood vaccination laws, which lawmakers tightened after a measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in 2014 sickened more than 300 people.
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