A serious complication of measles is acute encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, which can result in permanent brain ...

Texas’ outbreak began in late January. State health officials said Friday there were 36 new cases of measles since Tuesday, ...

A board-certified family medicine physician explains what a measles vaccine booster is, who should receive it as an adult, ...

Amid a nationwide outbreak of Measles, a doctor with Children’s Hospital Colorado is suggesting a slight change to normal MMR ...

The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best way to prevent a measles infection, according to the CDC. The MMR vaccine is safe and provides long-term protection. Two doses are about 97% ...

As many as 1 out of every 20 children with measles will develop pneumonia ... The virus can damage the immune system, Gounder recently explained, raising the risk of other infections even after ...

The most transmissible infectious disease is now in Colorado. The first case of measles has been confirmed in Pueblo.

Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, recently reported that some unvaccinated children with measles had vitamin ... secondary complications. He explained that there are two kinds ...

SALINE COUNTY, Ark. — Officials with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) have now announced two positive cases of measles in Arkansas. The ADH announced the first positive case on the ...

The best way to avoid measles is to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The first shot is recommended for children between 12 and 15 months old and the second between 4 and 6 years old.

Texas’ cases include two unvaccinated elementary school-aged children who died from measles-related illnesses near the epicenter of the outbreak in rural West Texas, which led Kennedy to visit ...