An acute
highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose,
cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash. the measles,
also known as rubeola, is a potentially disastrous
disease. It can be complicated by ear infections,
pneumonia, encephalitis (that can cause convulsions, mental
retardation. and even death), the sudden onset of low blood
platelet levels with severe bleeding (acute
thrombocytopenic purpura) or a chronic brain disease that
occurs months to often years after an attack of measles
(subacute sclerosing panencephalitis). During pregnancy
measles may trigger miscarriages or premature delivery.
Measles can be prevented through vaccination. The disease
is also called the hard measles and (depending on how long
you think it lasts) the seven-day measles, the eight-day
measles, or the ten-day measles, and morbilli. The name
measles comes from the Middle English maselen meaning many
little spots referring, of course, to the rash.
Common Misspellings: nine-day meseals, nine-day measels
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