measles
- noun
- /ˈmiːzlz/
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sarampión
- The doctor explained that measles is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects children.
A kid comes back, goes to school and spreads measles in Wisconsin.
- A kid comes back, goes to school and spreads measles in Wisconsin.
- The MMR vaccine is used to protect against measles and which two other diseases.
- Now compare that to somebody who has measles and sneezes.
- Now this was measles or some other infectious disease.
- You should get your kids vaccinated for measles.
- So, you know, is, is COVID like polio and measles?
- And I understand that there can be harmful effects from getting the measles.
- So one class of viruses caused the disease, measles.
- They might remember this, but a lot of people in the country, in the United States at least, don't remember how terrible measles was or polio was.
- Viral infections include any time you'd have the common cold, the flu, chicken pox, ear infections, measles and COVID.
- So for example, when he was talking about the MMR vaccines or measles, mumps, rubella, they'll tell you robustly tested, robustly tested.
- Well, it's certainly right for measles, mumps and rubella.
- We have all of this information coming out about measles, the smallpox, the bird flu.
Examples
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A kid comes back, goes to school and spreads measles in Wisconsin.
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And it's heartbreaking because we're having comebacks of diseases that we had kind of beaten, like measles is coming back.
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And measles gets into a kids body.
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I believe it's now understood to be the Red Measles.
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Now, measles mortality used to be tremendous to our country.
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Now compare that to somebody who has measles and sneezes.
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You can have all the conversations about vaccine for, for COVID, but you know, vaccines against measles we just know works and is incredibly effective.
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But the most common cause of epidemics are viruses such as measles, influenza, and HIV.
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They might remember this, but a lot of people in the country, in the United States at least, don't remember how terrible measles was or polio was.
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Viral infections include any time you'd have the common cold, the flu, chicken pox, ear infections, measles and COVID.
Synonyms
A very contagious illness caused by a virus that causes fever and a red rash, often in children
A disease that spreads easily and causes high fever and a red rash in children
Short form of measles used in medical notes and records
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.0
Contagious viral illness that is usually mild but can harm an unborn baby if a woman catches it while pregnant
- Specialized
A mild illness caused by a virus that gives a rash and can harm an unborn baby in early pregnancy
How Severe
- Specialized
14
7.0
- Specialized
121
4.3
- Specialized
18
2.3
17
1.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Measles comes from an old word masel meaning 'spot' or 'blemish'. That's why measles is the illness known for causing many red spots on the skin.