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The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the ...
The illness often begins with flu-like symptoms like fever, fatigue and muscle aches and can rapidly progress to severe ...
The U.S. has now recorded more confirmed measles cases this year than in any year in well over a quarter-century.
While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...
Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, due to widespread use of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.
U.S. measles cases hit 1,277—the worst outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, surpassing 2019's peak.
Infectious diseases make up three of the ten slots in the World Health Organization's top 10 causes of death and account for ...
A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has ...
Many of these conditions—such as a common cold, flu, pneumonia, or UTI—do not require treatment from an infectious disease specialist. A primary care provider or urgent care provider usually treats ...
The contagious disease was responsible for 1.25 million global deaths in 2023, WHO reported, including 161,000 people with HIV. COVID-19 had overtaken TB as the world’s leading infectious killer ...