An acute infectious disease (7)

I believe the answer is:

measles

(Other definitions for measles that I've seen before include "Disease suffered in childhood" , "Ailment" , "Contagious disease in children" , "Spotty viral infection" , "Childhood malady" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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