Both Uses of
measles
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- No whooping-cough did rack his frame, Nor measles drear with spots; Not these impaired the sacred name Of Stephen Dowling Bots.†
Chpt 17 *
- "Well, measles, and whooping-cough, and erysiplas, and consumption, and yaller janders, and brain-fever, and I don't know what all."†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(measles) a highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children