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Measles vs. Chickenpox — What's the Difference?

Measles vs. Chickenpox — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Measles and Chickenpox

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by measles virus. Symptoms usually develop 10–12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7–10 days.

Chickenpox

Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters, which eventually scab over.

Measles

An acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood and characterized by eruption of red spots on the skin, fever, and catarrhal symptoms. Also called rubeola.

Chickenpox

An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise. Also called varicella.

Measles

Black measles.
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Chickenpox

Alternative form of chicken pox

Measles

Any of several other diseases, especially German measles, that cause similar but milder symptoms.

Chickenpox

An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

Measles

A condition of pork or beef caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.

Measles

A plant disease, usually caused by fungi, that produces small spots on leaves, stems, or fruit.

Measles

(medicine) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.

Measles

Any disease causing red rashes.

Measles

(obsolete) Used as an intensifier.

Measles

(veterinary medicine) cysticercosis: A disease of livestock or meat caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.

Measles

Any disease causing a tree's bark to become rough and irregular.

Measles

(medicine) measle: a red spot forming part of a rash, (now) particularly those caused by M. morbillivirus.

Measles

(figuratively) measle: any similar-looking red spot, particularly (printing) foxing.

Measles

(veterinary medicine) measle: the individual cysts of cysticercosis.

Measles

Plural of measle: the individual blisters in the surface of a diseased tree's bark.

Measles

A discreet assassination made to look like death from any natural cause.

Measles

(obsolete) measle

Measles

(obsolete) mesels: Leprosy.

Measles

Leprosy; also, a leper.

Measles

A contagious viral febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola. It is a common childhood disease.
Measles commences with the ordinary symptoms of fever.

Measles

A disease of cattle and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of the tapeworm.

Measles

A disease of trees.

Measles

The larvæ of any tapeworm (Tænia) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also bladder worms.

Measles

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

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