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Rocky Mountain spotted fever (or "black measles" because of its characteristic rash) was recognized in the early 1800s, and in the last 10 years of the 1800s (1890–1900) it became very common, especially in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. The disease was originally noted to be concentrated on the west side of the Bitterroot river. [34]
1867 Sydney measles epidemic 1867 Sydney, Australia Measles: 748 [164] 1871 Buenos Aires yellow fever epidemic: 1871 Buenos Aires, Argentina Yellow fever: 13,500–26,200 [165] 1870–1875 Europe smallpox epidemic 1870–1875 Europe Smallpox: 500,000 [166] [167] 1875 Fiji measles outbreak 1875 Fiji: Measles: 40,000 [168] 1875–1876 Australia ...
An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Measles is caused by the measles virus, a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. [51] The virus is highly contagious and is spread by coughing and sneezing via close personal contact or direct contact with secretions. [52]
Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. About ...
Last year, there were 10.3 million cases of measles globally -- an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a newly released report from the World Health Organization. Nearly 107,500 ...
The rise of infections was tied to inadequate vaccination rates in children
The 2019 Samoa measles outbreak began in September 2019. [5] As of 6 January 2020, over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths had been reported, out of a population of 200,874, [ 4 ] [ 6 ] over three per cent. [ 7 ]
The H5N1 virus, or bird flu, that has spread through cattle herds and infected at least 55 people could erupt in a new pandemic, and other threats like mosquito-borne dengue fever are rising in ...