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Measles Cases Hit Record High, 25 Years After U.S. Eliminated the Disease
While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, especially children, to get oxygen into their lungs. It may also lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities.
Measles cases reach highest point since the disease was eliminated in U.S. in 2000
Measles cases in the United States are the highest they’ve been since the country eliminated the disease in 2000. The U.S. has reported 1,277 cases since the start of the year, according to NBC News’ tally of state health department data.
This year is the worst for measles spread in the U.S. since 1991. The news comes as Missouri has become the 18th state with ...
The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around the county to better ...
Gaines County, the epicenter of the massive Texas measles outbreak that began in January, no longer has ongoing measles ...
Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in three decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more ...
The number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 2019's wave of infections, according to Centers for Disease ...
Measles cases in the U.S. have surged to a record high, 25 years after the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.
The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported no new measles cases linked to the West Texas outbreak this week.
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