In about 1 in 10,000 who get sick with measles and recover from it, the virus lies dormant in the brain for about a decade.
Six years ago, two communities in New York – one in Brooklyn and one in Rockland County – were facing the worst measles outbreaks the United States had seen in decades. Measles had been ...
An unvaccinated New Mexico adult who tested positive for measles has died, the second death in a growing outbreak centered along the Texas-New Mexico border, officials said Thursday. The ...
Measles is still making headlines in 2025, prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to know. The largest measles outbreak so far this year has been ...
With measles becoming a growing threat nationwide, federal health officials continue to encourage parents to vaccinate their children to avoid becoming infected by the highly contagious virus.