Several recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag. CNN is tracking the cases.
Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible ...
According to the CDC, measles symptoms appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, ...
Wisconsin has not reported a measles case since April 2024, though vaccination rates for the disease are lagging.
The number of measles cases in Texas has grown to 90 with two more West Texas counties reporting infections, according to the ...
Over 30 years, pediatrician Debbie Greenhouse has seen the worst of what infectious diseases can do but never seen a child ...
The last major occurrence of measles in the U.S. occurred six years ago when 22 outbreaks led to 1,249 cases from Jan. 1 to Oct. 1. According to the CDC, the 2019 outbreak was the highest in a ...
The number of measles cases in Texas has ballooned to at least 58, as of Tuesday, including a baby who was too young to be vaccinated.
Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states this year, and primarily spreading ...
There were 285 cases of measles in the US across 33 states in 2024, the highest case count since 2019. The pattern looks to continue this year, with one outbreak this month in West Texas already ...
As a measles outbreak causes dozens of illnesses in West Texas, it’s important to know how to identify signs of the illness – especially in young children. Measles, one of the world’s most ...