A measles outbreak in Texas has reached San Antonio, with 90 cases reported, mostly in children. Vaccination remains crucial ...

The deadly illness has sickened dozens of people in west Texas and New Mexico since late January. The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed 90 cases of measles, including at least 77 ...

When vaccination rates fall below 95 percent, we know that a community is more at risk for an outbreak of spreading disease.” ...

Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease caused by a virus, and can be severe or even fatal. According to the U.S.

This year's flu season is hitting hard in California with over 900 deaths reported since October. The vitamin B12 was ...

Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible ...

The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective ...

Health officials expect a measles outbreak in West Texas to exceed 100 cases because of low vaccine rates and undetected ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 ...

THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- New numbers have been released by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in an update on the measles outbreak in Gaines County and the ...

Donald G. McNeil Jr., a former New York Times global health reporter, is author of “The Wisdom of Plagues.” Given how much ...