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Definition of Rubeola

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

Definition of Rubeola

1. n. the measles.

Definition of Rubeola

1. Noun. measles ¹

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Definition of Rubeola

1. a virus disease [n -S] : RUBEOLAR [adj]

Medical Definition of Rubeola

1. Also called measles, is an acute infectious disease caused by the measles virus, a Morbillivirus in the paramyxovirus family. Early symptoms include a low-grade fever, dry cough, pinkeye and cold symptoms. Later symptoms include tiny, white spots lining the inside of the cheeks (Koplik spots) and a red rash which starts on the face and spreads. (17 Dec 1997)

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Literary usage of Rubeola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of infancy and childhood by Thomas Hawkes Tanner, Alfred Meadows (1879)
"I. rubeola, or Measles. * We have seen that measles is a common and fatal disease of early life. The proportion of deaths, in England, in 1 87C, ..."

2. Practical treatise on diseases of the skin by John Vietch Shoemaker (1897)
"In rubeola it is seen on the fourth or fifth day, ... The pathological changes in rubeola consist of intense hypera;mia of the capillary vessels of the ..."

3. Lectures on the Eruptive Fevers: As Now in the Course of Delivery at St by George Gregory (1851)
"Characters of rubeola. Its early history. Its supposed identity with small pox ... rubeola,.or measles, the rougeole of the French, the morbilli of Sydenham ..."

4. Diseases of the skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1917)
"rubeola. Synonyms.—Morbilli ; Measles. Definition.—An acute, contagious, febrile disease characterized by catarrhal involvement of the upper respiratory ..."

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