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Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...
Health experts believe vaccine is the best bet, but some can't get the vaccine. How can anti-vaxxers avoid measles during an outbreak?
Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have ...
Serious complications of measles include hospitalization, pneumonia, miscarriage, preterm birth, brain swelling and death.
Another case of measles was detected in New York’s capital region, the eighth positive test statewide this year as public health officials grapple with rising rates nationally. A man from Vermont was ...
Kennedy Jr. has downplayed the effectiveness of the long-used vaccine and instead promoted the development of new treatments ...
The resurgence of measles highlights the need to recognize early, nonspecific signs and rash across all populations.
The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever ...
Alberta is home to just under five million people, while the United States population is more than 341 million.
Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...
Once used for tracking COVID-19 cases, the tracker has become a resource for virus trends in general, including measles.
The CCHD is continuing to assess any potential exposures while the individual was contagious and may be contacting people ...