measle

[ mee-zuhl ]

noun

1. singular of measles ( def 3 ).

Example Sentences

Each year, the government administers vaccines against polio and measles to 55 million infants and pregnant women by visiting each home and making a list of who needs the shots.

From MIT Technology Review

The big question is whether SARS-CoV-2 will mutate more like measles, also a single strand RNA virus, which has not drifted very far from when the first vaccine was introduced in 1963.

From Washington Post

The state sets requirements for vaccines for school children, including the measles, Hepatitis B and polio, among others.

From Voice of San Diego

Coronavirus vaccines are not mandatory, far different from 11 diseases like mumps and measles, which are obligatory for children to attend school.

From Fortune

A particular challenge with the coronavirus vaccine is not only targeting communities with appropriate messages but recognizing that, unlike with a measles or flu shot, the messages will have to shift in coming months.

From Washington Post

Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"

From Project Gutenberg

The mutton measle is described under the heading of Tnia tenella.

From Project Gutenberg

Silk dresses break out into a measle-like rash of yellow spots.

From Project Gutenberg

In the measle form the parasite may occur in any organ of the body, but is mostly found in the muscles and subcutaneous tissue.

From Project Gutenberg

Retzius found them in the muscles, and they are described as examples of the ordinary hog-measle.

From Project Gutenberg