More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put people at risk while they wait in ERs and doctor’s offices — but also ...

M easles kills between 1 and 3 out of every 1,000 children infected with the viral disease. But even for those who survive the illness, the long-term consequences of measles can be serious. Long ...

The one about US measles, European cholera and injustice in the Nobel prize'Alan Booth, Senior Editor at Labmate-Online, ...

The measles outbreak continues to spread throughout the U.S., sparking discussions about how best to protect children and other high-risk groups from the disease.

Amid the outbreak of measles in West Texas, there’s a question of how contagious the disease is — and whether it will spread in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.. So far, more than 660 cases have ...

The changes come as the CDC's tally of measles cases has begun to show signs of accelerating again. At least 1,088 cases of measles have been reported so far this year, the CDC said Friday, with ...

The U.S. has confirmed an average of 22 weekly cases over the past two weeks. About a month ago, the rate of new measles cases was accelerating at a seemingly unprecedented rate with more than 100 ...

Measles cases in the U.S. have been rare in recent decades, thanks to a strong childhood vaccination program. But a few cases inevitably pop up each year as travelers bring the virus in from other ...

Measles is no longer considered eliminated if a chain of infections continues for more than twelve months. Public health officials in West Texas have predicted the outbreak will continue for a year .

Wastewater samples from the Sacramento Area Sewer District detected measles virus on two consecutive days earlier this month, officials said.The Sacramento Area Sewer District notified the ...

These practices don’t just help prevent measles infection, they help curb infection from other circulating pathogens such as Covid-19 and the flu. Measles is one of the most contagious germs around.