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 →

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 →
• Measles gives you a red, spotty rash. tree →
• The MMR vaccine protects you against measles. tree →
• Measles spreads through coughs and sneezes. tree →
• There was an outbreak of measles in the town. tree →
• A child with measles must stay at home. tree →
• Measles is caused by a virus. tree →
• Cowslip, during the autumn, had either the measles, or some eruption that looked very much like it, but was hardly sick a day. tree →

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.
• For measles about 95 in every 100 people need to be immune for herd immunity.
• There are vaccines against illnesses such as measles, polio and flu.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «measles» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.