Measles
an infectious disease, called also rubeola, most frequently attacking children, though sometimes occurring in old age, as in the case of George III. and of Otho, ex-King of Greece, who died of this affection. The period of incubation is about eight days, when the rash appears, accompanied by catarrh, watery eyes, acrid watery discharge from the nose, sneezing, and often pain in the forehead, with, occasionally, bleeding at fected, this forming the chief danger. the nose. The bronchi are frequently af- The spots are small red, papular, and crescent-shaped, commencing on the face and passing downward, disappearing in the same order. The old-fashioned remedy is saffron-tea, but the chief neces sity is to ward off any respiratory mischief, or to combat it when present. A form of measles known as rötheln, or German measles, is distinct from measles, or from scarlatina, with which it has often been confounded. The eruption MEASURE lasts longer, never less than four or five days, sometimes 8 or 10, and differs slightly from that of measles or scarlatina. It is usually a very mild disease, requiring only an aperient saline, with liquid food, and keeping in bed for a few days.