“In general, we have not recommended boosters because there is no clear evidence that people need it. But there probably is ...

What is interesting about this current outbreak is the speed at which it’s expanding and increasing,” said Dr. William Moss, an epidemiology professor at the Johns Hopkins ...

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas. This week, an unvaccinated child ...

As public health officials try to slow the spread of the highly contagious virus, some experts are worried about longer-term ...

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, ...

Two people have died from measles as the U.S. faces a growing outbreak of the highly contagious virus. Can you get measles if ...

BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT MEASLES AND THE VIRUS AND WHAT IT IS. SO MEASLES IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTION. IT CAUSES A RASH, ILLNESS, RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND HIGH FEVER.

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.

Dr. Jyoti Somani with Jackson Health offers her expertise after an isolated case at a Miami high school. A key point: People ...

BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT MEASLES AND THE VIRUS AND WHAT IT IS. SO MEASLES IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTION. IT CAUSES A RASH, ILLNESS, RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND HIGH FEVER.