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Texas child is first reported measles death in U.S. as outbreak spreads
A child who was hospitalized with measles has died from the illness in West Texas, state and local health officials announced Wednesday, Feb. 26. It is the first death in a measles outbreak that ...
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Your questions on measles, symptoms and the MMR vaccine, answered by experts
In late February, a child died of measles after being hospitalized in that outbreak. State and local health officials said the patient who died was an unvaccinated school-aged child, but did not ...
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How physicians should talk to parents of unvaccinated children who have contracted measles
The ongoing measles outbreak in west Texas and a neighboring county in New Mexico has grown to more than 200 cases, concentrated in unvaccinated children. Twenty-three people have required ...
Measles is unlike other viruses: What to know about long-term complications
Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...
Here is what an infectious diseases specialist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center says about the measles
We know there are lots of questions surrounding measles after the Maryland Department of Health confirmed one case in Howard County on Sunday, so we asked an expert.
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Measles cases in US rise to more than 200: See map of 2025 outbreak
The Texas Department of State Health Services, which updates its measles case numbers twice a week, announced Friday that confirmed infections were up to 198, mostly in children. All but five ...