Thirteen percent of the confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year have resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC, ...

Texas' largest measles outbreak in decades has subsided, but the state could see another in the future unless vaccination ...

There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

The Measles Comeback Could Put Kids At Risk Of Many Other Infectious Diseases : Goats and Soda There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza ...

We’re only halfway through the year, and already America has seen more confirmed cases — approaching 1,300 — than during any ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION ...

Measles could wipe out the immune system's memory, thus opening the door for other disease outbreaks to occur, Michael Mina, PhD, MD, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

In the initial stages of infection, measles symptoms can appear to be similar to the common cold. This can include a high ...

As a multistate measles outbreak centered in West Texas continues to grow, reaching more than 800 cases as of Friday, disease experts fear that Kennedy’s continuing emphasis on unconventional ...