A dip in people getting the MMR vaccine is being blamed for the outbreak, according to the NHS hospital bosses.

Now, a senior doctor has addressed some misinformation around the safety of vaccines when treating measles cases. Andrew ...

Bosses at NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool have taken the unprecedented step of sending an open letter to ...

Measles symptoms to look out for While the most common symptom that people are aware of is the measles rash, Alder Hey ...

The initial symptoms include a runny or blocked nose, high temperature, cough, sneezing, and red, sore, watery eyes. A rash ...

The hospital, alongside UKHSA and Directors of Public Health for Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley, addressed the letter to ...

The notice from officials comes after the NHS acknowledged cases have also risen in Birmingham over recent weeks, according ...

From cold-like symptoms to a rash and white spots, here are the symptoms of measles and when you should get medical help.

On white skin, the rash often looks red or brown, but it can sometimes be harder to see on black or brown skin. The NHS adds: “It's very unlikely to be measles if you've had both doses of the ...

It then spreads to the rest of the body, the NHS explains. The rash isn’t usually itchy, and sometimes the measles rash can be raised and join other parts to make blotchy patches. On white skin, the ...