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Child dies from rare measles complication years after the infection: What is SSPE and how does it affect children
It’s a heartbreaking story out of Los Angeles County: a school-aged child has died from a rare complication of measles known as Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE). The child had contracted ...
"The complications of measles, you know, could be anything from pneumonia requiring respiratory ventilation, to diarrhea, death," said Dr. Julia Retureta, HCA Florida Lawnwood hospital. "The ...
For the first time in decades, the US may lose a designation indicating that outbreaks are rare and rapidly contained.
The West Texas measles outbreak has thankfully ended. Between late January and earlier this month, more than 760 Texans caught the preventable disease, 99 were hospitalized, and two children died.
CASES of measles – dubbed ‘the world’s most infectious disease’ – have surged worldwide, particularly affecting children ...
The ongoing measles outbreak around Spartanburg County saw 14 new cases, double the last update, and has now reached 76 ...
Measles is popping up in pockets across the country, and with holiday travel and colder weather setting in, it’s time to be ...
Infant boy, age 1.5 years, is brought to hospital in critical condition after developing measles complications but dies of ...
The World health Organisation (WHO) suggests MMR vaccine uptake should be 95% to prevent a potentially fatal measles outbreak ...
Canada has had more than a year of continuous measles transmission. The United States has until January to limit cases before losing status.
As South Carolina tries to contain its measles outbreak, public health officials across the nation are concerned that the highly contagious virus is making a major comeback.
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