: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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People may be more complacent about diseases such as measles and polio, Conway said.
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a formula for exposing children to vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and even polio.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
However, younger parents may not have witnessed the devastation that vaccine-preventable infections once caused before the widespread use of vaccines, such as the brain swelling caused by measles or babies developing seizures after contracting whooping cough.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Scarlet fever, a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococcus.
Rubella, a viral infection also known as German measles.
—Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a formula for exposing children to vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and even polio.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
However, younger parents may not have witnessed the devastation that vaccine-preventable infections once caused before the widespread use of vaccines, such as the brain swelling caused by measles or babies developing seizures after contracting whooping cough.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Scarlet fever, a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococcus.
Rubella, a viral infection also known as German measles.
—Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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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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