: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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In Texas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds to stem a measles outbreak weren't available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died.
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Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Pastor Timothy Miller said that while Sarasota’s Mennonites are less culturally isolated than the Mennonite community in West Texas, site of a measles outbreak in January, many in his community also shun vaccination.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
All states require children entering kindergarten to be vaccinated against infectious diseases like measles and polio.
—Anthony Bald, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Pastor Timothy Miller said that while Sarasota’s Mennonites are less culturally isolated than the Mennonite community in West Texas, site of a measles outbreak in January, many in his community also shun vaccination.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
All states require children entering kindergarten to be vaccinated against infectious diseases like measles and polio.
—Anthony Bald, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 10 Nov. 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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