Look up: Measles

1. measles
   [n] - an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash
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2. measles
   Measles is a serious, infectious virus characterised by fever, small red spots, and cold-like symptoms. It can be prevented by the MMR vaccine.
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3. measles
   (Learning Modules / Geography / Geography of health) An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash.
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4. Measles
   An infectious disease caused by a virus. Measles can be dangerous to people who have low resistance to infection, for instance after chemotherapy. There is a vaccination for measles, but it should NOT be given during chemotherapy treatment as it is a live virus vaccine.
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5. Measles
   an illness caused by a viral infection, causing a characteristic rash and a fever; primarily affects children
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6. Measles
   an infectious viral disease marked by rash of red circular spots. A critical eruption in a fever.
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7. Measles
   Measles: An acute and highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash. Measles, also known as rubeola, is a potentially disastrous disease. It can be complicated by ear infections, pneumonia, encephalitis (which can cause convulsions, mental retardation, and even death), the sudden onse …
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8. Measles
   Mea"sles noun [ From lst Measle .] Leprosy; also, a leper. [ Obsolete]
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9. Measles
   Mea"sles noun ; plural in form, but used as singular in senses 1, 2, & 3. [ Dutch mazelen ; akin to German masern , plural, and English mazer , and orig. meaning, little spots. See Mazer .] 1. (Medicine) A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct r …
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10. measles
    <virology> An acute infectious disease caused by the measles virus, a Morbillivirus in the paramyxovirus family. ... Early symptoms include a low-grade fever, dry cough, pinkeye and cold symptoms. Later symptoms include tiny, white spots lining the inside of the cheeks (Koplik spots) and a red rash which starts on the face and spreads. ... Syno …
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11. measles
    rubeola noun an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
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12. Measles
    `Measles`, also known as `rubeola`, is a disease caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus `Morbillivirus`. Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. `Airborne precautions` should be taken for all suspec...
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13. Measles
    `Measles`, also known as `rubeola`, is a disease caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus `Morbillivirus`. Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. `Airborne precautions` should be taken for all suspec...
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14. measles
    (me´zәlz) a highly contagious illness caused by a virus; it is usually a childhood disease but can be contracted at any age. The incubation period averages about 11 days; a person can transmit the disease for about a week, from 3 or 4 days before the rash appears until it begins to fade. One attack of measle...
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15. Measles
    • (n.) A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola. • (n.) Leprosy; also, a leper...
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16. measles
    contagious viral disease marked by fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and a characteristic rash. Measles is commonest in children but may appear in older ... [13 related articles]
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17. measles
    A common infectious disease, caused by a virus. It involves a characteristic sequence of fever, headache, and malaise followed by conjunctivitis and rhinitis, and then the development of a typical rash, with blotchy erythema, affecting the skin of the face, trunk, and limbs. Cough may indicate infec...
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