: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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Pan expressed deep concern about the state of public health, particularly the uptick in measles.
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Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Outbreaks of measles and other diseases still occur in our country and throughout the world.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Frankly, in southwest Florida, there's a measles outbreak right now.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Yet the handpicked chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has downplayed the importance of the vaccine for measles, as well as for polio and other highly contagious, deadly diseases.
—Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Outbreaks of measles and other diseases still occur in our country and throughout the world.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Frankly, in southwest Florida, there's a measles outbreak right now.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Yet the handpicked chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has downplayed the importance of the vaccine for measles, as well as for polio and other highly contagious, deadly diseases.
—Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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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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