Top line
Measles in Texas infected almost 200 people on a day after a person who died of a new Mexican county suffered a positive on the disease as of Friday, but his official death is still under investigation.
18 people who were sick with virus were hospitalized.
Main fact
Texas State Department Health Service Reported As of Friday, 23 patients were admitted to 198 measles.
The Texas Health Department said only five cases in the vaccinated people were not vaccinated (80) and had a vaccination state (113).
Thursday, New Mexican Health Department Sayed The death of Lea County has been tested by a person who has not been vaccinated against measles, but he has not received medical services before passing and said, “The official cause of death is still under investigation.”
New Mexico’s LEA County is about 30 hometowns of the state’s verified measles, and about 47 miles from Texas Gains County, which has detected most of Texas’s measles.
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Where is measles in Texas?
About 137 measles are located in the Gaines County, a rural area, about an hour and a half west of LubBock. The rest of the incidents are Terry County (29), Dawson County (9), Yoakum County (8), Dallam County (5), Martin County (3) there is.
What are the age groups that affect measles in Texas?
There were 80 cases of people aged 5-17, 64 cases were reported among children at the age of 18 between zero and 4 years old, and the age of 11 patients was not mentioned.
Is there any occurrence in another state?
Yes, it occurs in New Mexico 30 cases It has been reported at the LEA County on the Border and the Border. 1 ~ 9 cases from outside Texas and New Mexico Reported by CDC In California, Alaska, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Road Island.
What is measles symptoms?
Measles include heat, rash, coughing, fatigue, runny nose and red neck. Symptoms do not appear until 10-14 days after someone is exposed to the virus.
How infectious is measles?
According to the CDC, measles can be contagious and can spread to nine out of 10 people close to one person. According to the CDC, people infected with measles can spread to others four days before the rash appear. Measles can spread through cough, sneezing and infected surfaces.
Is there a measles vaccine?
Yes Very effective and safeAccording to CDC. Measles, pandemic, and rubella vaccines that can be used in over half a century are about 97% for preventing measles with standard 2 doses and 93% at doses. Vaccines are generally provided to people when they are children, one dose is administered between 12 and 15 months, and the other is administered between 4-6 years. Vaccines usually provide long -term or lifelong protection. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has no problem in obtaining vaccine if he is not convinced of vaccination. NPR. The NPR said that adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968 should consider review.
What did RFK JR. say about measles and vaccines?
After claiming that the outbreak was “unusual,” Kennedy changed his position on March 3 and considered “serious”. name “Texas’s reclamation is a call for behavioral guidance to reaffirm our devotion to public health.” Kennedy, A VaccineThe vaccine contributed to the exemption of the community, but did not explicitly instructed people to be vaccinated, and mentioned that “the decision of vaccination is a personal decision.” He also supported the use of vitamin A under the supervision of a doctor, causing concerns among health professionals who were careful about the effects of vitamins by treating mild, moderate and serious infections. SUE KRESSLY, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington Post Depending only on vitamin A instead of MMR vaccine is “dangerous and inefficient,” and it can cause children to be dangerous. Too many vitamin A can cause serious health problems, including liver damage. Meanwhile, the defense of the non -profit child health defense founded by RFK JR. Quote Luke argued that “it is meaningless until we change the MMR vaccine campaign to literally turn into a neurological damaged nightmare.”
Important quotation
According to the Texas state -owned health service, “due to the high characteristics of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the onset area and the community of the surrounding communities.
Main background
The onset of measles in Texas began in late January and the largest virus in the state in 30 years. Texas Health Bureau report 5.64%of Texas kindergarten students did not receive a vaccine of 2.34%of the 7th grade student vaccination in the 2023-2024 school year, which did not receive measles. Measles were completely removed from the United States in 2000. Disease Control and Prevention CenterThe virus was not spreading in the country, and the new case was only from people who contracted overseas measles and returned to the United States in 2024, and a total of 285 measles were reported in 33 states.
Additional reading
In the United States, measles are increasing. Do adults need vaccine boosters? (NPR)
