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Measles vs Polio - What's the difference?

measles | polio |

As nouns the difference between measles and polio

is that measles is rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes while polio is abbreviation of poliomyelitis.

measles

English

(wikipedia measles)

Etymology 1

Plural of (etyl) and influenced by measle.

Noun

(measles)
  • Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus'', of genus ''Morbillivirus , featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes
  • Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles.
    • Usage notes
    * Used with either singular or plural verb.
    Synonyms
    * (disease) morbilli, rubeola, red measles, , hard measles
    Derived terms
    * * , three-day measles * false measles * French measles * German measles

    Etymology 2

    See measle

    Noun

    (head)
  • (obsolete)
  • (obsolete) Leprosy.
    • English pluralia tantum

    polio

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Abbreviation of poliomyelitis
  • A sufferer from poliomyelitis
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