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A record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021 due to hurdles created by the COVID pandemic, the WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
A fast-growing measles outbreak has infected dozens in Texas and New Mexico as officials suspect the highly contagious disease continues to spread.. In just two weeks, an outbreak in northwest ...
Measles is continuing to spread across the United States as an outbreak in Texas rapidly grows and cases are confirmed in nearby states, according to health officials. This marks the largest ...
Measles is one of the most contagious of infectious diseases. [13] If not immunized, a person exposed to someone with measles has a 95% chance of becoming infected. During the early stage of an outbreak in an unvaccinated population, each infected person spreads the disease to an average of 12 to 18 other people. [14]
Measles can cause a rash, high fevers, and even brain swelling and death. ... “For an outbreak, you need two things: a susceptible pool of people, mostly children, and introduction of the virus ...
People are also traveling again post-pandemic, including to areas of the world where measles and other diseases are more common than they are in the U.S., bringing them back when they return ...
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.
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed that measles cases in certain counties are still rising, mostly involving school-aged children. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the threat.