The United States has experienced 800 measles nationwide as of Friday, and this week, two states have confirmed more.
Texas began in West Texas almost three months ago and drives a high number in Texas, which has up to 597 cases. Two elementary school children who were not vaccinated died of measles near the epicenter of Texas, and new Mexico adults who were not vaccinated were killed by measles.
Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Mexico are the other states of Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio. The United States is more than double the measles in 2024.
Measles are caused by infectious viruses in the air in the air, and are easily spread when infected people breathe, sneeze or cough. It can be prevented by vaccines and has been removed from the United States since 2000.
Health experts are concerned that viruses will be maintained in other American communities, with viruses low in vaccinations and spreads for a year.
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There is something you need to know about measles in the United States.
How many measles are there in Texas and New Mexico?
Texas’s health officials have said that there have been 36 new measles since Friday Tuesday, and 597 cases in 25 counties (mostly have been taken from Texas Texas, and four Texas were hospitalized for a total of 62 people during the outbreak, and Parmer and Potter Counties. Roger.
State health officials estimate that about 4% (less than 30) of the case is actively contagious.
62 %of the Texas cases are in Gain’s County, with a population of 22,892 people, and the virus has begun to spread in the Meno Knight community with a close knit. County has recorded 371 cases since the end of January.
According to Texas, Texas was a eight -year -old child on April 3 at Texas. Texas’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr. JR. JR. Health, said that the child was not in a fundamental state and died of “a child’s intention to describe the failure of measles.” At the end of February, Texas, who did not receive vaccinations without fundamental conditions, spoke at the age of six.
New Mexico has published five new cases this week, raising the main system to 63. Three more people were in the hospital this week, and there were six people since the outbreak. Most of the Lord is in LEA County. Two are in Eddie County and one in Chavez and Donna Ana County.
State health officials say that this incident is associated with the occurrence of Texas based on genetic tests. New Mexico reported its first measles in the adult on March 6.
Measles are a disease of high infectious air from viruses that can lead to serious complications and death.
How many cases are there in Kansas?
Kansas has 37 cases in eight counties in the southwest, the health authorities announced on Wednesday.
FINNEY, Ford, Grant, Gray and Morton counties are less than 5 cases. HASKELL COUNTY has eight cases, with seven Stevens County and 6 in Kiowa County.
A spokesman for the state health department said on March 13 that the first report of the state confirmed by Stevens County is related to the occurrence of Texas and New Mexico based on genetic tests. But health officials did not decide how the person was exposed.
How many cases are there in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma’s case has been steadily maintained with 12 cases of Friday. The first two examples were “associated” with West Texas and New Mexico.
A spokesman for the state health said measles was confirmed in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Rogers and Custom County, but it would not be revealed what County had.
How many cases are there in Ohio?
The Ohio Ministry of Health has confirmed 30 measles in Thursday. The main county only includes Ohio residents.
Ashta Ula County near Cleveland, 14 cases in Knox County, and 14 cases of Allen and Holmes Counties. The onset of Ashtabula County began as an adult who was not vaccinated with an internationally traveled person.
Knox County’s health officials say that a total of 20 people suffer from measles, but seven of them do not live in Ohio. In 2022, when measles occurred in central Ohio, 85 became sick.
St. Dr. Diego Hijano, a pediatric epidemic specialist at Jude Children’s Research Hospital, answers questions about how MMR vaccines can protect their children from measles.
How many cases are there in Indiana?
Indiana has confirmed six connected measles in Alan County in the northeastern state. Allen County Health Department said on April 9 that the Allen County Health Department said the incident was not related to any other occurrence.
How many cases are there in Pennsylvania?
In Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Eri County Health Authority has declared a measles on Monday after discovering two new cases related to measles confirmed on March 30.
The state has nine cases this year, and six of them are not related to the occurrence of Montgomery County’s international travel -related events and one Philadelphia.
How many cases are there in Michigan?
Monet Kalm County, near Grand Rapids in the western Michigan, has three linked measles. State health officials say that this incident is related to the occurrence of measles in Ontario, Canada.
The state has seven measles as of Thursday, but the other four are not part of the Montcalm county. Michigan’s last measles was in 2019.
Where is measles in the United States?
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Friday, as of 2025, there were 800 cases of cases, and were defined as more than three clusters (more than three related cases.
Measles were reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Road Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.
The US incidents and onset are often tracked on people with overseas diseases. In 2019, the United States saw 1,274 cases and almost lost the state of removing measles.
What should I know about the MMR vaccine?
The best way to avoid measles is to obtain measles, pandemic deeritis and rubella (MMR) vaccines. The first shot is recommended for children between 12 and 15 months and children between 4 and 6 years old.
According to the CDC, getting another MMR shot is harmless if there is a concern about weakened immunity. Those who hold a living measles vaccine in the 1960s do not need to be reviewed, but before 1968, those who were vaccinated by “murdered” viruses should be spacious at least one dose, the agency said.
Those with documents that are suffering from measles are immunity, and those born before 1957 usually do not need guns.
In the community with high vaccination rates (more than 95%), diseases such as measles are difficult to spread through the community. This is called “immunity.”
However, since infectious diseases and more parents insist on religious or personal conscience exemptions to exempt their children from the essential shooting, the vaccination rate has been reduced. In the United States, measles increased in 2024, including more than 60 people in Chicago.
What is the symptoms of measles?
Measles first infect the respiratory tract, then spread throughout the body, causing high fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and water and rashes.
The rash is usually started with a flat red spot on the face 3-5 days after the first symptoms, and then spreads down the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet. According to the CDC, when the rash appears, the heat of more than 104 degrees can be spike.
Most children recover from measles, but infections can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.
How can we treat measles?
There is no specific treatment for measles, so doctors usually try to relieve symptoms, prevent complications, and keep patients comfortable.
AP science writer Laura UNGAR has contributed to this report.
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