rubeola
/ruːˈbiːələ/
noun
- The medical term for measles, a highly contagious viral disease with fever and a red rash.
- Before the vaccine, rubeola caused millions of infections worldwide each year.
- Rubeola is also known as the measles and can be prevented with the MMR vaccine.
- The child's fever and rash were diagnosed as rubeola by the pediatrician.
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