With measles cases rising locally and nationally, questions are being asked of what steps families — especially those opposed ...

While the measles vaccine is highly effective at preventing the disease, a very small portion — less than 1% — of infectious cases reported during the ongoing Texas outbreak have been among ...

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

Measles symptoms usually develop 10 to 12 days after exposure and can last 7 to 10 days, he said. Often identified by the rash the disease produces, measles can also lead to complications such as ...

As of the end of June 2025, more than a third of Colorado's measles infections for the year have been breakthrough cases in ...

About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two measles vaccine doses, the CDC ...

The number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 2019's wave of infections, according to Centers for Disease ...

*Measles is a viral infection renowned for its extreme contagiousness, primarily spreading through the air and via droplets produced when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. According ...

As U.S. measles infections spread, ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Measles Cases and Outbreaks, March 7, 2025. The New York Times, ...

In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that measles was eliminated in the United States. The disease became rare after a successful vaccination campaign in the 1960s.

While the measles vaccine is highly effective at preventing the disease, a very small portion — less than 1% — of infectious cases reported during the ongoing Texas outbreak have been among ...