rubeola

ru·be·o·la

R0335100 (ro͞o-bē′ə-lə, ro͞o′bē-ō′lə)n. See measles.

[From Latin, neuter pl. diminutive of rubeus, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

ru·be′o·lar adj.

rubeola

(ruːˈbiːələ) n (Pathology) technical name for measles Compare rubella[C17: from New Latin, from Latin rubeus reddish, from ruber red] ruˈbeolar adj

mea•sles

(ˈmi zəlz)

n. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. an acute infectious disease caused by a paramyxovirus, characterized by small red spots, fever, and coldlike symptoms, usu. occurring in childhood; rubeola. b. any of certain other eruptive diseases, esp. rubella. 2. a. a disease mostly of domestic swine caused by tapeworm larvae in the flesh. b. the larvae. [1275–1325; alter. of maseles (pl.), probably < Middle Dutch masel; akin to German Masern measles, pl. of Maser speck]

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Noun

rubeola - an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in childrenmeasles, morbillicontagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contactepidemic roseola, German measles, rubella, 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

Translations

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rubeola:

see measlesmeasles
or rubeola
, highly contagious disease typically contracted during childhood, caused by a filterable virus and spread by droplet spray from the nose, mouth, and throat of individuals in the infective stage.
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rubeola

[‚rü·bē′ō·lə] (medicine) measles

rubeola

[roo-be´o-lah, roo″be-o´lah] a synonym of measles in English and of German measles in French and Spanish.

ru·be·o·la

(rū-bē'ō-lă, -bē-ō'lă), Although this word is correctly pronounced with the stress on the third-to-last syllable (rube'ola), the pronunciation with stress on the second-last syllable (rubeo'la) is more usual in the U.S. Do not confuse this word with rubella. The Spanish word rubeola refers not to rubeola but to rubella.A term used for measles; not to be confused with rubella among English speakers. [Mod. L. dim. of ruber, red, reddish]

rubeola

(ro͞o-bē′ə-lə, ro͞o′bē-ō′lə)n. See measles.

ru·be′o·lar adj.

measles

A highly contagious viral infection, primarily of children, which is characterised by high fever, lethargy, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza and a maculopapular rash; it is prevented by vaccination.

Epidemiology
Measles kills ± 2 million children/year worldwide; it is airborne and can spread quickly, especially in elementary schools.
Diagnosis
Clinical history; epidemiologic evidence (i.e., other children have same complaints); direct examination of characteristic multinucleated giant cells from scrapings of buccal mucosa, by LM or fluorescence microscopy.

Lab
Lymphopenia; increased IgM anti-measles antibody.

Vaccination
See Measles vaccine.
Preventive measures
Large doses of vitamin A decreases mortality, hospital stay and co-morbidities (e.g., pneumonia, croup, diarrhoea) by 50%.

rubeola

Measles. see there. Cf Rubella.

mea·sles

(mē'zĕlz) 1. An acute exanthematous disease, caused by measles virus and marked by fever and other constitutional disturbances, a catarrhal inflammation of the respiratory mucous membranes, and a generalized maculopapular eruption of a dusky red color; the eruption occurs early on the buccal mucous membrane in the form of Koplik spots; incubation period is 10-12 days.
Synonym(s): morbilli, rubeola. 2. A disease of swine caused by the presence of Cysticercus cellulosae, the measle or larva of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm. 3. A disease of cattle caused by the presence of C. bovis, the measle or larva of T. saginata, the beef tapeworm. [D. maselen]

mea·sles, mumps, and ru·bel·la (MMR) vaccine

(mēz'elz mŭmps rū-bel'ă vak-sēn') Combination of live attenuated forms of these viruses in an aqueous suspension.

rubeola

An alternative term for MEASLES.

ru·be·o·la

(rū'bē-ō'lă) A term used for measles; not to be confused with rubella among English speakers. [Mod. L. dim. of ruber, red, reddish]

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Synonyms for rubeola

noun an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash

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