: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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Read All About It Canada is on track to lose its measles elimination status as an outbreak continues to spread.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
If measles vaccination rates drop by an additional 10%, there could be an average of about 450,000 cases yearly, with hundreds of deaths and cases of brain damage.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The measles outbreak along the state line between Arizona and Utah has grown to more than 100 cases since mid-August, spreading largely in unvaccinated communities.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Public health officials have stressed that the best way to protect against measles is to get vaccinated with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is typically administered in childhood in two doses.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
If measles vaccination rates drop by an additional 10%, there could be an average of about 450,000 cases yearly, with hundreds of deaths and cases of brain damage.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The measles outbreak along the state line between Arizona and Utah has grown to more than 100 cases since mid-August, spreading largely in unvaccinated communities.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Public health officials have stressed that the best way to protect against measles is to get vaccinated with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is typically administered in childhood in two doses.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 6 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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