: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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New vaccination maps reveal outbreak risks New county-level data compiled from state health agencies show vaccination rates across the country are dipping at the same time measles cases are surging.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Florida immunization requirements for students include vaccines against polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B among others.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
For years, the GHC has had a presence in more than 60 countries (many of them low and middle income countries), leading efforts to combat diseases like polio, measles, HIV, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases.
—Dr. Seth Berkley, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
In 1998, researcher Andrew Wakefield claimed there was a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, also known as the MMR vaccine.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Florida immunization requirements for students include vaccines against polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B among others.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
For years, the GHC has had a presence in more than 60 countries (many of them low and middle income countries), leading efforts to combat diseases like polio, measles, HIV, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases.
—Dr. Seth Berkley, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
In 1998, researcher Andrew Wakefield claimed there was a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, also known as the MMR vaccine.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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