It may not even be the one-in-10,000 risk of irreversible lifelong paralysis, known as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

As measles cases continue to spread in several U.S. states, the spotlight is on prevention of the highly contagious disease. While vaccines are widely regarded as the first line of defense ...

In Texas, more than just tumbleweeds roll through the west. After 25 years of eradication due to a highly effective vaccine, measles is back and currently ravaging Texas’s South Plains and Panhandle ...

Public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident this year — the second infected person known to have passed through Los Angeles International ...

With measles becoming a growing threat nationwide, federal health officials continue to encourage parents to vaccinate their children to avoid becoming infected by the highly contagious virus.

A vehicle drives past a sign outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(Julio Cortez / AP) Texas’ ongoing ...

Late last month, the U.S. had its first death from measles in a decade when a school-aged child died in Texas, the epicenter of a current outbreak. The child, who the Texas Department of State ...

The number of measles cases has risen to 279 as the historical outbreak continues to rage on in West Texas and two new counties report infections, according to state officials on Tuesday.

"And for those who might have chosen in the past not to be vaccinated because they thought measles was not around, so they ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to use infectious disease as a reason to reduce the flow of migrants. But ...

Here we are again: Measles, a disease once declared eradicated in the U.S. is on the rise. In fact, there have already been 222 cases of measles reported across 12 different states so far this ...

There were an estimated 127,350 measles cases in the Europe region last year. Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published ...