: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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Due to the increase in measles cases nationally, DPH urges anyone who has not been vaccinated or does not know their measles immunization status to contact their healthcare provider to get vaccinated with at least one dose of the MMR vaccine.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Schools sent hundreds of unvaccinated students home for weeks at a time to quarantine after exposure to measles, and in several states, hospitalization numbers climbed.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Most were in people who traveled to other states or countries with measles outbreaks, but in a handful of cases, the department couldn’t determine where someone got the virus.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
New York health leaders are urging families in Rockland County to get vaccinated for measles amid a recent spike in cases.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Schools sent hundreds of unvaccinated students home for weeks at a time to quarantine after exposure to measles, and in several states, hospitalization numbers climbed.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Most were in people who traveled to other states or countries with measles outbreaks, but in a handful of cases, the department couldn’t determine where someone got the virus.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
New York health leaders are urging families in Rockland County to get vaccinated for measles amid a recent spike in cases.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 26 Dec. 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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