Measles is on the rise - more cases in 3 months than all of 2024

[GlennfromLA]

Can this become a pandemic?

"CNN — Three months into 2025, the United States has surpassed the total number of measles cases in the country for all of last year.

The high number of cases is driven by a multistate outbreak that has reached nearly 300 cases. As of Friday, Texas has reported 259 cases this year, New Mexico has tallied 35 cases and Oklahoma reported two. Experts say this is probably a severe undercount.

In 2024, there were 285 total measles cases reported in the US, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CNN tally suggests that there have been at least 318 cases so far in 2025, including 296 associated with the multistate outbreak. "


https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/health/m ... index.html

[CTE]

Who wants to live in New Mexico or Oklahoma.

[TheButcher]

Measles vaccine has been available for decades and works.

[ezdoesitz]

Half the battle is identifying outbreaks and reporting them so preventative measures can be put in place.

[alsporn]

I have been vaccinated so I hope it works

[24alex]

Can this become a pandemic?

"CNN — Three months into 2025, the United States has surpassed the total number of measles cases in the country for all of last year.

The high number of cases is driven by a multistate outbreak that has reached nearly 300 cases. As of Friday, Texas has reported 259 cases this year, New Mexico has tallied 35 cases and Oklahoma reported two. Experts say this is probably a severe undercount.

In 2024, there were 285 total measles cases reported in the US, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CNN tally suggests that there have been at least 318 cases so far in 2025, including 296 associated with the multistate outbreak. "


https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/health/m ... index.html

Illegals bringing in the disease?

[deviantz]

Wash your hands as often as you can especially when out of the house and when you come home, prevents a lot of disease transmission.

[NSWDave]

I have not heard of any cases in Sydney

[pokerking]

This is not worrying me, the number of cases are so small it will be contained and controlled.

[Matty2]

A tried and tested vaccine exists, if you opt not to get it then you are probably going to regret it.

[antisocial]

Disease kills the weak , survival of the fittest, Darwin.

[fetishnews]

I agree with the 2 previous posters comments

[BrentG]

If Covid did not kill me then a few cases of Measle*-+/*
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s is not going to make me lose sleep.

[voyeurz]

If you test positive is there a cure ?

[LuKenGas]

If you are not vaccinated get it now, all you can do.