measles
Contagious childhood rash
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease marked by fever, cough, and a characteristic red rash that spreads across the body.
It primarily affects children and can cause serious complications.
Before widespread vaccination, measles outbreaks were common childhood experiences.
The school closed due to a measles outbreak.
German measles is a different, milder disease (rubella).
Cutaneous vascular flushing
- spotsDetects or marks
- lesionsAreas of damaged tissue
- blotchyIrregularly marked with patches
- rednessCrimson-hued state
skin · eruption · spreading · face · trunk · limbs · discoloration · flushed
Spreading quickly online
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- communicableCapable of being spread
- illnessState of poor health
sickness · rubeola · pathogen · incubation · symptomatic · acute · diagnosis · prognosis
Elevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- coryzaInflamed nasal mucosa
- conjunctivitisInflammation of eye lining
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
fatigue · runny nose · red eyes · sore throat · photophobia · bodyache · headache · weakness
Widespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- contagionDisease spread by contact
quarantine · isolation · exposure · contact tracing · public health · surveillance · containment · cluster
Life's earliest phase
- childrenYoung human beings
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- school-ageOf compulsory learning years
kindergarten · pediatrician · nursery · daycare · playground · well-child · checkup · developmental
Combined pediatric vaccine
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
antibodies · immunity · preventable · protection · shot · dose · schedule · coverage
erythema
Cutaneous vascular flushing
redness · skin · eruption · spreading · face · trunk · limbs · discoloration · flushed · papules
viral
Spreading quickly online
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- communicableCapable of being spread
illness · sickness · rubeola · pathogen · incubation · symptomatic · acute · diagnosis · prognosis · complications
fever
Elevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- coryzaInflamed nasal mucosa
- conjunctivitisInflammation of eye lining
malaise · fatigue · runny nose · red eyes · sore throat · photophobia · bodyache · headache · weakness · chills
epidemic
Widespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
contagion · quarantine · isolation · exposure · contact tracing · public health · surveillance · containment · cluster · incidence
childhood
Life's earliest phase
school-age · kindergarten · pediatrician · nursery · daycare · playground · well-child · checkup · developmental · adolescent
MMR
Combined pediatric vaccine
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
inoculation · antibodies · immunity · preventable · protection · shot · dose · schedule · coverage · herd immunity
- Child Healthcheckups, immunizations, vaccinations, well-child visits, growth charts
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, cholera
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, flu, hepatitis
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu
measleshealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · clean bill of health · immunity · disease-free
measlesimmunity
Protected from harm
vaccination · immunization · MMR vaccine · measles vaccine · inoculation
- German measlesContagious childhood rash disease
- measles vaccineImmunization against rubeola
- measles outbreakClustered cases of spotted fever
- measles rashViral infection's skin symptom
- measles partyIntentional exposure gathering
- measles virusInfectious agent causing rash