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  1. Nov 14, 2024Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. It can cause severe disease, complications, and even death. Measles can affect anyone but is most common in children. Measles infects the respiratory tract and then spreads throughout the body.
  2. academic.oup.com

    Extract. In 1962, immediately preceding the licensure of the first measles vaccines in the United States, when measles was a nearly universal disease, Alexander Langmuir described the medical importance of measles to the country and put forth the challenge of measles eradication [1].Although most patients recovered without permanent sequelae, the high number of cases each year made measles a ...
    Author:Walter A. Orenstein, Mark J. Papania, Melinda E. WhartonPublished:2004
  3. Apr 12, 2024CDC warns measles spike poses a 'renewed threat' to elimination status So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for ...
    Author:Juliana Kim
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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articles › PMC11043416

    Apr 24, 2024Introduction. Measles virus is one of the most infectious viruses on the planet 1 and a leading cause of death and disability-adjusted life-years lost 2.With a basic reproduction number (i.e., the number of cases directly generated from one case in a a susceptible population) of 12-18 1, its transmissibility far exceeds other diseases, including SARS-CoV-2, which has a reproduction number of ...
    Author:Dawei Wang, John Cameron Lang, Yao-Hsuan ChenPublication:Sci Rep. 2024; 14: 9470.
  5. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org

    Mar 21, 2024Measles used to be a common childhood illness years ago.At the beginning of this century, measles had been declared eliminated from the country. But now, measles, one of the most contagious diseases to spread, is returning at a record pace as 17 states have reported measles cases in 2024. "There are many viruses that are either not contagious or sort of contagious," says Sarah Scherger M.D ...
  6. Feb 26, 2024An estimated 1 in 5 measles patients is hospitalized, according to the CDC. And one to three out of 1,000 patients will die. And one to three out of 1,000 patients will die.
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