: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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Such low vaccination rates could mean the communities are well below the herd immunity threshold for measles.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
There is no scientific evidence that vitamin A supplementation can prevent measles or is a cure for measles.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Before 2019, the next highest case total for measles was in 1994.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
The researchers – from Stanford, Baylor, Rice and Texas A&M universities – estimate current state-by-state vaccination coverage for measles at 87.7% to 95.6%.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
There is no scientific evidence that vitamin A supplementation can prevent measles or is a cure for measles.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Before 2019, the next highest case total for measles was in 1994.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
The researchers – from Stanford, Baylor, Rice and Texas A&M universities – estimate current state-by-state vaccination coverage for measles at 87.7% to 95.6%.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measle
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 20 May. 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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