Three children have died in the most recent outbreak of measles. This article reviews the symptoms and treatment of measles.

Measles meets the official definition of epidemic as experts speculate that the virus has established itself permanently in ...

Measles is a virus that can lead to ear infection, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death. Measles is spread from person to person through airborne droplets and is very contagious. Mumps is a ...

recently we’ve seen measles infections once again in Australians who haven’t been overseas. In other words, the virus has been transmitted in the community. So with measles health alerts and ...

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.

The largest measles outbreak remains in Texas, with 624 cases across 26 counties, primarily in the western region.

A: Measles is more than just a rash — it is caused by the most contagious virus known to man. Measles causes a respiratory illness with high fevers, tiredness, painful runny nose, cough and red ...

Amid the outbreak of measles in West Texas, there’s a question of how contagious the disease is — and whether it will spread in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Public health officials have told ...

Measles has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000. But as vaccination rates have dipped nationwide, states across the country have seen outbreaks. The virus spreads mostly among ...

A 1-year-old boy from Ingham County was exposed to another child with measles and now has the highly contagious virus. The child had one dose of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine but still ...