Synonyms for measles
ˈmi zəlzmeasles

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. measles, rubeola, morbillinoun

   an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

   Synonyms:
   morbilli, rubeola

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1. • Contagious Disease

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. measlesnoun

   Synonyms:
   rubeola

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.1 / 7 votes

1. measlesnoun

   Synonyms:
   rubeola

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. measles

   Synonyms:
   Hard measles, rubeola, 10-day measles

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1. Peter Hotez:

   Measles is typically the first disease to return when there are interruptions in vaccinations because it is so highly contagious, so the fact that measles is now returning in some areas is an indication that our vaccine ecosystem is fragile and in some areas breaking down despite general gains.

2. Peter Salama:

   It is critical to remember that the Ebola Fast FactsThe current outbreak outbreak in northwest Congo River is not the only challenge this country is facing, there is massive population displacement, food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly in the east of the country, and multiple simultaneous outbreaks of cholera, of measles and recently of vaccine-derived poliovirus.

3. Oliver Watson:

   Previous studies looking at the impact of mandates on vaccine uptake are unlikely to capture the myriad of reasons why vaccine hesitancy related to Covid-19 will be very different to say childhood vaccination mandates for measles.

4. Lon Kightlinger:

   We Americans, we have concocted all of these excuses and reasons to be complacent about measles. The people in Madagascar they have busy lives as well. But when they do have vaccine drives, most of them will come out, travel long distances, and sit in the hot sun for their turn.

5. Robb Butler:

   Over the last decade, we've certainly seen a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases in the European region, and measles is one of them, in 2017, we had a fourfold increase( in measles), and that seems to be continuing into 2018.