Also called rubeola, measles is a highly contagious virus ... tiny white spots, also known as Koplik spots, may appear inside the mouth. Three to five days after symptoms begin, a rash will ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - WVU Hospitals announced today (April 22) that an adult patient who had presented at an outpatient clinic last week has since tested positive for measles (rubeola).

(In fact, measles was sometimes known as "little leprosy.") The medical name for measles is rubeola, and it is sometimes called red measles to differentiate it from the much milder rubella ...