1. An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
   - measles, rubeola

See also: morbilliform

Type of: contagion, contagious disease

Encyclopedia: Morbilli

• red pimpernel
• red pine
• Red Planet
• red porgy
• red raspberry
• red rat snake
• red region
• red ribbon
• Red River
• red rockfish
• red salmon
• red sandalwood
• red sanders
• red sanderswood
• red saunders
• red scare
• Red Sea
• red setter
• red shrubby penstemon
• red silk cotton
• red silk-cotton tree
• red silver fir
• red siskin
• red snapper
• red sorrel