Examples of measle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Why a treatment used for over a century on diseases like measles, mumps and influenza could work to treat the new coronavirus strain. — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 8 June 2020 Vaccination rates have fallen, risking outbreaks of diseases like measles. — The Economist, 23 May 2020 Disruption to immunization programs from the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to unwind decades of progress against vaccine-preventable diseases like measles. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 22 May 2020 Why a treatment used for over a century on diseases like measles, mumps and influenza could work to treat the new coronavirus strain. — Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2020 In some cases, like measles, antibodies are very effective in conferring immunity. — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 12 May 2020 In one such study, his team discovered that mumps, which like measles is caused by a paramyxovirus, had jumped to humans from bats. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2020 Why a treatment used for over a century on diseases like measles, mumps and influenza could work to treat the new coronavirus strain. — Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2020 Take the threat of vaccine resistance: Vaccinating against preventable diseases like measles only works if 90% of a population get their shots. — Laurie Penny, Wired, 14 Mar. 2020

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