MEASLES scores 9 points (base, without multipliers).
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/ˈmiːzəlz/
noun
1
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
2
Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles.
3
A disease of pigs and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms.
4
A disease of trees, in which the leaves are covered in spots.