More than 450 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. so far this year, according to the CDC. Learn why these outbreaks are happening, measles signs and symptoms, and how to protect your family from this potentially deadly disease. WebMD Health
Unvaccinated people living in certain ZIP codes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will have to get the measles vaccine, and those who do not comply will be issued violations and possibly fines. WebMD Health
The update said that Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Nevada had their first cases of measles this year, bringing the total number of states reporting cases to 19. WebMD Health
The 7-year-old girl arrived at the ER with some symptoms of measles, but “not the typical textbook characteristics of measles.” WebMD Health
The 7-year-old has a condition called tuberous sclerosis. His mother said doctors told her that her son was exposed to measles by an unvaccinated child who had caught the disease while overseas. WebMD Health
The number of cases so far this year is the highest since 2014, when there were a total of 667, and the second highest number since measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. WebMD Health
Rockland County, with a population of more than 300,000 people, has had 153 confirmed measles cases since October 2018, according to county spokesman John Lyon. Of those, 48 have occurred in 2019. WebMD Health
The number of cases so far this year is just 58 fewer than the 372 cases reported nationwide for all of last year. That was the second-highest number in two decades. WebMD Health
Measles was once nearly eradicated in the United States, but the emergence of the “anti-vaxxer” movement may be allowing the highly contagious disease to stage a comeback, experts say. WebMD Health
The man ended up in isolation at a hospital and at one point became so weak that he couldn’t walk without assistance. He lost 25 pounds and it took months for him to fully recover. WebMD Health