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# measles

«measles» in Mova's school dictionary: **An illness caused by a virus that spreads very easily; it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (measles; uncountable, takes a singular verb)

### meaning for a pupil

An illness caused by a virus that spreads very easily; it gives a high fever, a cough, red eyes and a red, blotchy rash all over the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons it is a key example of an infectious disease that vaccines prevent: the MMR jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Measles can be serious, even dangerous, for young children. People with measles stay home so they do not spread it. Phrase: «have measles», «catch measles».

### examples

- My grandad had measles when he was a boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x1)
- Measles gives you a red, spotty rash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x2)
- The MMR vaccine protects you against measles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x3)
- Measles spreads through coughs and sneezes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x4)
- There was an outbreak of measles in the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x5)
- A child with measles must stay at home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x6)
- Measles is caused by a virus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x7)
- Cowslip, during the autumn, had either the measles, or some eruption that looked very much like it, but was hardly sick a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/#x8)

### note

Ends in «-s» but is singular: «Measles is serious» (not «are»). Usually no «the»: «She has measles». It is not just a harmless rash: it can cause serious illness, which is why children are vaccinated. Antibiotics do not cure measles because it is a virus.

### In the corpora

- [The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella in two doses in early childhood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/29-vaccinations-and-why/10/)
- [For measles about 95 in every 100 people need to be immune for herd immunity.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/76-olympiad-body-numbers-clocks-and-scores/16/)
- [There are vaccines against illnesses such as measles, polio and flu.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/37-germs-hygiene-vaccines/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «measles» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.