: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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There are preventable measles outbreaks in the US.
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Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
With low vaccination rates in their community and patchy coverage in Mexico at large, that measles case translated into a national outbreak.
—Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
On this week’s episode of Talking Central Florida, Donovan Myrie from WKMG News 6 and Joe Mario Pedersen from Central Florida Public Media discuss their outlets’ reporting on some of the state’s most pressing healthcare issues, including how the nationwide measles outbreak is impacting Florida.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The oldest approach to vaccination in use today includes either inactivated pathogens—such as those in most modern polio vaccines—or pathogens that remain viable but have been weakened enough not to trigger disease—such as those in the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
With low vaccination rates in their community and patchy coverage in Mexico at large, that measles case translated into a national outbreak.
—Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
On this week’s episode of Talking Central Florida, Donovan Myrie from WKMG News 6 and Joe Mario Pedersen from Central Florida Public Media discuss their outlets’ reporting on some of the state’s most pressing healthcare issues, including how the nationwide measles outbreak is impacting Florida.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The oldest approach to vaccination in use today includes either inactivated pathogens—such as those in most modern polio vaccines—or pathogens that remain viable but have been weakened enough not to trigger disease—such as those in the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Measle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measle. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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measle
noun
mea·sle
ˈmē-zəl 
: cysticercus
specifically
: one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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