measle

noun

mea·sle ˈmē-zəl

: a cysticercus tapeworm larva

specifically : one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal

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Imagine the pain and suffering if more parents ignore science and refuse to inoculate their children against tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles and rubella. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025 Vaccines are the best way to prevent against several other seasonal illnesses, as well as other diseases like whooping cough and measles that are on the rise in the U.S. Flu vaccines are available every year during fall. —

Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 The boy recovered but died of measles before leaving the hospital. —

Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Dec. 2024 During a November 2019 measles epidemic that killed 80 children in Samoa, Kennedy wrote to the country’s prime minister falsely claiming that the measles vaccine was probably causing the deaths. —

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