Definition of measle
:a cysticercus tapeworm larva;
specifically
:one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in January that then-President-elect Trump had asked him to chair a committee on vaccines, health-care professionals and other people who don’t enjoy watching their children contract measles went nuts.
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The four vaccines for entering kindergarten remain the same: 1) chicken pox, 2) polio, 3) measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) and 4) diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) for children under seven years.
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Kids two to 11 years old only make up about 30 percent of the measles cases in current outbreaks.
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Now, researchers are also working in conjunction with the World Health Organization and the CDC to develop a patch to vaccinate against polio, and one to vaccinate against measles and rubella, all scourges in the developing world.
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Maine has confirmed its Investigating a case of the measles in the state.
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As Oliver explained, many of these fears stem from a study that suggested a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
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As Florence, Julie Rogers waxes sweet and funny as the fashionable young mother who believes her 5-year-old son, John Thomas, has the measles.
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The measles vaccination campaign is targeting more than 2 million children across the country.
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measle
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mea·sle
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medical Definition of measle
:cysticercus;
specifically
:one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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