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nounan acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in childrentype of:
Definition that contains measles
- rubella a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
- sclerosing leukoencephalitis a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
- dawson's encephalitis a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
- koplik's spots small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears
- sspe a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
- subacute sclerosing panencephalitis a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
- epidemic roseola a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
- morbilliform of a rash that resembles that of measles
- subacute inclusion body encephalitis a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
- three-day measles a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester