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. Kristen Ehresmann:

   Measles is a serious disease. You can have pneumonia and dehydration ... and people do die from measles, so we take it very seriously, our goal for measles control is to protect all the individuals in the state, but for some people, they can't be vaccinated because of health conditions.

2. Paul Offit:

   Do we have to wait until there's a few thousand cases of measles and children start to die. Will that move us ? invariably it is the children who will suffer from our ignorance.

3. Robert Kezaala:

   Generally, in the developing world, people welcome the vaccines, the vaccine hesitancy, concern among the elite ... this is not a major issue in immunization against measles, because people have seen devastation from the outbreaks.

4. Gavin Newsom:

   The state already requires that students are vaccinated against viruses that cause measles, mumps and rubella – there’s no reason why we wouldn’t do the same for COVID-19, today’s measure, just like our first-in-the-nation school masking and staff vaccination requirements, is about protecting our children and school staff, and keeping them in the classroom.

5. Diane Peterson:

   Oregon in particular is a hotbed for a measles outbreak, all you need is to introduce one person with the disease into the community and it will spread like wildfire.