: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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Disease: Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials.
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Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
And there's been four cases where children have contracted measles that have been vaccinated.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
Cancer vaccines do not work like vaccines for infectious diseases such as Covid-19 or measles.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
At which age should children be vaccinated against measles?
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
And there's been four cases where children have contracted measles that have been vaccinated.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
Cancer vaccines do not work like vaccines for infectious diseases such as Covid-19 or measles.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
At which age should children be vaccinated against measles?
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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measle
noun
mea·sle
ˈmē-zəl 
: cysticercus
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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