: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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Reaching at least 95% vaccination coverage in a community for diseases such as measles can prevent outbreaks, according to the CDC.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
But speeches reviewed by KFF Health News included no such distinction — raising the possibility Trump would also target vaccination rules for common, potentially lethal childhood diseases like polio and measles.
—Darius Tahir, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Lingering vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is evident in pediatricians' offices as more parents opt out of the shots for measles, chicken pox, and whooping cough, among others, using non-medical religious exemptions.
—Megan Morrone, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
Thanks to all those shots in the arm, in the year 2000, measles in the United States was declared eliminated.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
But speeches reviewed by KFF Health News included no such distinction — raising the possibility Trump would also target vaccination rules for common, potentially lethal childhood diseases like polio and measles.
—Darius Tahir, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Lingering vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is evident in pediatricians' offices as more parents opt out of the shots for measles, chicken pox, and whooping cough, among others, using non-medical religious exemptions.
—Megan Morrone, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
Thanks to all those shots in the arm, in the year 2000, measles in the United States was declared eliminated.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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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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