Infectious viral disease, mainly of children (7)

I believe the answer is:

measles

(Other definitions for measles that I've seen before include "Disease where spots may be seen" , "An infectious fever" , "Highly contagious viral disease" , "Disease suffered in childhood" , "Spotty viral infection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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