measles
/ˈmiːzlz/noun
उच्चारण मीज़्ल्ज़
खसरा
Core word
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an infectious disease, especially of children, that causes fever and small red spots that cover the whole body
खसरा
- Measles spreads very easily among children.
- The child was vaccinated against measles.
- Doctors warned parents about a measles outbreak in the district.
+ 2 more examples
- Measles can be prevented by two doses of the vaccine.
- He caught measles at school and stayed at home for a week.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
measles + singular verb
Measles ends in s but is an uncountable disease name and takes a singular verb: Measles is dangerous.
Measles के अंत में s है पर यह रोग का uncountable नाम है और singular verb लेता है: Measles is dangerous।
- Measles is a highly infectious disease.
- Measles spreads through coughs and sneezes.
have / catch / get measles; suffer from measles
The usual verbs are have, catch, get, suffer from and be down with; measles takes no article.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ have, catch, get, suffer from और be down with हैं; measles के साथ article नहीं आता।
- Radhika's brother has measles.
- Many children caught measles before the vaccine arrived.
vaccinate / immunise against measles
Use against with vaccinate, immunise and protect; the vaccine is called the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella).
Vaccinate, immunise और protect के साथ 'against' आता है; टीके को MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) कहते हैं।
- All babies are vaccinated against measles.
- The MMR vaccine protects against measles.
measles outbreak / epidemic / case
Measles is also used before nouns: a measles outbreak, a measles case, a measles vaccine.
Measles अन्य nouns के पहले भी आता है: measles outbreak, measles case, measles vaccine।
- A measles outbreak closed the school for a week.
+Collocations 4
verb + measles
catchhavegetsuffer fromvaccinate against
- Children can catch measles from an infected classmate.
measles + noun
outbreakvaccinerashvirusepidemic
- The measles rash begins on the face.
adjective + measles
severemildGermanchildhoodinfectious
- A severe attack of measles can cause complications.
measles + symptoms
high feverred spotscoughrunny nosesore eyes
- Fever, red spots and a cough are signs of measles.
“More examples 5
- India launched a campaign to eliminate measles by vaccinating millions of children.
भारत ने लाखों बच्चों का टीकाकरण करके खसरे को समाप्त करने का अभियान शुरू किया।
- He stayed home from school for ten days because he had measles.
उसे खसरा हुआ था, इसलिए वह दस दिन स्कूल नहीं गया।
- Measles used to be a common cause of death among young children.
खसरा पहले छोटे बच्चों की मृत्यु का आम कारण हुआ करता था।
- The nurse checked whether the baby had received the measles vaccine.
नर्स ने जाँचा कि शिशु को खसरे का टीका लगा है या नहीं।
- Radhika read an article about how measles spreads in crowded places.
राधिका ने भीड़-भाड़ वाली जगहों पर खसरा कैसे फैलता है, इस पर एक लेख पढ़ा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Measles are a serious disease.
✓ Measles is a serious disease.
Disease names ending in s, such as measles, take a singular verb.
-s पर समाप्त होने वाले रोगों के नाम, जैसे measles, singular verb लेते हैं।
✗ The child is suffering with measles.
✓ The child is suffering from measles.
Suffer takes from before the illness.
बीमारी के पहले 'suffer' के साथ 'from' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Measles looks plural but takes a singular verb, as in 'Measles is a serious disease'.
Measles दिखने में plural है, पर इसके साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'Measles is a serious disease'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Measles is caused by a virus and can be prevented by vaccination, for example with the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella.
खसरा एक virus से होता है और टीकाकरण से इससे बचा जा सकता है, जैसे measles, mumps और rubella के विरुद्ध MMR vaccine से।