Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, (often of childhood) caused by a virus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes
An infectious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood, characterized by reddish skin eruptions appearing on the face and body, elevation of temperature, headache and loss of appetite Can be prevented through immunizations
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
Measles is an infectious illness that gives you a high temperature and red spots on your skin. an infectious illness in which you have a fever and small red spots on your face and body. People often have measles when they are children. German measles (Perhaps from masel (influenced by mesel (13-16 centuries))). or rubeola Highly contagious viral childhood disease. It initially resembles a severe cold with red eyes and fever; a blotchy rash and higher fever later develop. After recovery, patients have lifelong immunity. Adult patients tend to have more severe cases. Antibiotics now prevent death from secondary infections. Measles itself, for which there is no drug, requires only bed rest, eye protection, and steam for bronchial irritation. A vaccine developed in the 1960s proved not to give permanent immunity and is too heat-sensitive for use in tropical areas. The worldwide incidence of measles continues to rise. Research is currently directed toward development of a more stable vaccine. See also rubella
A highly contagious skin disease that is endemic throughout the world It is caused by a morbilli virus in the family Paramyxoviridae, which enters the body through the respiratory tract or through the conjunctiva (See 873)
Measles has historically been a common childhood disease with rare complications Mass vaccination has resulted in a dramatic decline in measles incidence, but outbreaks now occur in older populations and in infants born to women whose immunity from vaccination has deteriorated Periodic epidemics continue to occur The vaccine is associated with serious adverse reactions including permanent nervous system damage and thrombocytopenia (a decrease in blood platelets responsible for blood clotting with accompanying spontaneous bleeding) all resulting from autoimmune disease triggered by the vaccine Long-term effects are unknown
childhood infectious disease causing rash and fever A viral infection that may cause hearing loss It does not always lead to hearing loss, but it can cause a wide range of sensorineural hearing loss from monaural to binaural and mild to profound in degree
Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, (often of childhood) caused by a virus, featuring fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash
An acute infectious viral disease, characterised by a fine dusty rose red, maculopapular eruptia and by catarrhal inflammation of the conductive and of the air passages
[ 'mE-z&l ] (noun.) 1863. From Old French mesel (“leprous”), from Latin misellus (“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser (“wretched", "sick”).