Measles returns: The disease continues to go wild throughout the US

A widespread burst of measles in the United States is concerned about health factors, with morbidity cases in several countries and a first death case since 2019. So far, at least 164 adhesive cases have been reported, of which only 159 in Texas. Additional infection cases were also reported in other countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that this year’s outbreak has been the most significant since 2019, then 1,274 cases have been recorded across the state.

The most difficult case so far is that of an uninterrupted child from the Western Texas district, who died after complications of the disease. This is the first death from quarry in the United States for five years, when the last time he reported death in 2019, where a 37-year-old McCorenia man passed away after he had been in measles and suffered severe neurological complications.

Measles is one of the most infectious infectious diseases, which can lead to severe complications including pneumonia, brain inflammation that can lead to cognitive damage or deafness, and in severe cases. One in five unexplained patients needs hospitalization and as one of a thousand children infected with severe neurological complications that can cause disability or death.

The disease is caused by a virus and the symptoms usually appear 10 to 14 days after exposure to it. The first stage of the disease includes high fever, general weakness, runny nose, dry cough and eye inflammation (congorative). After a few days, small white spots appear in the mouth, known as Copelic stains. Below, a pink red flowering that usually begins inside and spreads down to the body and limbs. The rash may take several days and accompany a gradual decrease of heat. Possible complications include pneumonia, inflammation and ear inflammation

The main reason for the current outbreak is a decrease in the vaccination rate: While in 2019, the proportion of Garden children was 95.2%, in the school year 2021-2022 it dropped to 93%, and 2023-2024 dropped to only 92.7%. According to the US Disease Control Center, with the vaccine rate being dropped below 95%, community immunity is impaired, and diseases that can be prevented through return and burst vaccines.

Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy the son, who previously expressed doubts about vaccines, has published an unusual statement in which he expressed support for measles vaccine following the current outbreak. “The vaccines not only protect individual children but contribute to the protection of the entire community, especially those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons,” Kennedy wrote.

In Israel, the measles vaccine is given as part of the integrated MMR vaccine against the return of land and measles, and is included in the routine vaccine program. The first dish is given at a year of milk drop, the second dish is given in first grade. In case of exposure to measles patient, a booster vaccine is sometimes available.