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Measles (probably from Middle Dutch or Middle High German masel(e) ("blemish, blood blister")) [11] is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by measles virus. [3] [5] [12] [13] [14] Other names include morbilli, rubeola, red measles, and English measles.
In early 2010, there was a serious outbreak of measles in the Philippines with 742 cases, leaving four unvaccinated children dead in the capital city of Manila. [104] In late 2013, it was reported in the Philippines that 6,497 measles cases occurred which resulted in 23 deaths. [105] In 2014 the Philippines experienced a large measles outbreak.
Vaccination resulted in a 75% decrease in deaths from measles between 2000, and 2013, with about 85% of children worldwide being currently vaccinated. [ 4 ] Treatment
Finally, in outbreak settings, both measles vaccine and measles immunoglobulin can be given to household contacts and those at high risk like pregnant women and young infants to help prevent others from getting sick. [6] Image 16 of measles video
In February 2019, YouTube stated that any user or channel endorsing anti-vaccination content will be demonetized entirely, and not receive any funding for advertisements played before videos. [67] A number of U.S. states tightened vaccine exemptions in the wake of the outbreak, including New York, [37] Washington, [7] [27] and Maine. [68]
The 2019 measles outbreaks refer to a substantial global increase in the number of measles cases reported, relative to 2018. [1] As of April 2019, the number of measles cases reported worldwide represented a 300% increase from the number of cases seen in the previous year, constituting over 110,000 measles cases reported in the first three months of 2019.
Outbreaks of Measles, a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus. Initial symptoms typically fever and a red rash. Initial symptoms typically fever and a red rash. More serious complications can sometimes develop.
The 2019 Samoa measles outbreak began in September 2019. [5] As of 6 January 2020, there were over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths, out of a Samoan population of 200,874. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Over three per cent of the population were infected. [ 7 ]