Measles articles
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Measles on the brink of return warns CDC
Having eliminated all but very small measles outbreaks, usually related to international travel, for decades, the United States is close to welcoming the disease back as an endemic pathogen. Arstechnica offers a nice recap of how we got rid of measles and touches on what has brought it back. — Read the rest
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CDC Warns That Measles Could Become Endemic Once Again
In the early part of the 20th century, about one million American children died as a result of contracting measles. The high fever would cause the brain to swell leading to other complications and, eventually, death. Even some healthy children succumbed to the disease.
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US Measles Cases Are Up In 2024. What's Driving The Increase?
(Associated Press) – There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three