Children's Health Vocabulary

noun a highly contagious viral infection characterized by fever, cough, and a distinctive red rash

• The outbreak of measles in the community has prompted health officials to implement vaccination campaigns.
• I heard there's a measles outbreak going on in our neighborhood.
• Did you hear about that measles thing going around?
• The spread of misinformation is like a measles epidemic, infecting minds with false beliefs.

noun a minor illness characterized by a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, and coughing

• She had a case of the sniffles and decided to stay home from work.
• I can tell you have the sniffles, you should probably take it easy today.
• I hate having the sniffles, it's so annoying.
• The market seemed to have a case of the sniffles as stock prices dropped unexpectedly.

noun a small particle of dust or other substance that gets into the eye and causes irritation

• The doctor found an eyewinker in the patient's eye during the examination.
• I had to rub my eye to get rid of the annoying eyewinker.
• I hate when I get an eyewinker in my eye, it's so irritating.
• The small mistake in the report was like an eyewinker in an otherwise flawless document.