State officials said the second child died of measles in Texas during the epidemic.
Sunday (April 6) The Texas State Department (DSHS) reported School age children before death measles I was treated at the hospital in Lucky. They died on Thursday (April 3) due to failure of measles, child doctors said.
“The child was not vaccinated and the basic conditions were not reported.”
West Texas’s onset of measles began in January. The first pediatric death in a school age child who has not been vaccinated It was announced in February Since 2015, he has marked the first measles of measles.
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In addition to the death of these two children in Texas, New Mexican resident Onset. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still conducting an independent investigation to confirm that the third death is still related.
As of April 4, Texas DSHS confirmed 481 measles in South Plain and Fan Handle Area in the United States. Increased in 124 cases at the end of February.
Most of the cases have been reported in Texas in children, and 56 people have been hospitalized so far. Based on the DSHS’s onset dashboardGainz County follows more than 300 incidents, followed by Terry and Rabuck County, who report dozens of cases.
In addition, according to the dashboard, the majority of people affected were not vaccinated. Among the 481 reports, 471 people were not allowed to be vaccinated or the vaccination was not known. Three were documented to those who took measles only once. Seven cases have been reported for those who have received two doses, which are recommended for maximum protection.
This is one dose 93% effective for measles infectionThe two capacity is 97%. The immunity is generally a lifetime, and the shot is not only measles but also Protect from the long -term complications of the diseaseSome of them can be fatal. Therefore, even if an individual survives the initial match of measles, it can actually face long -term health results or death.
There were 607 measles throughout the United States. It was confirmed by CDC 2025 so far. (The total system has an independent process for the CDC to confirm the case, so it may not match the total number of individual states.)
97%of the CDC cases have affected people who have not been vaccinated or are unknown in vaccination. The remaining 3%influenced measles vaccines with a dose once or twice. About 12%of the infected people were hospitalized.
This article is used only for the purpose of providing information and is not intended to provide medical advice.
