Suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails to make headlines when a new outbreak ...

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Healthbeat reports South Carolina's measles outbreak surged from 5 to 991 cases, mainly among unvaccinated children, due to low vaccination rates.

Measles symptoms tend to start with a fever and a runny nose. The telltale rash comes later. In some cases, severe complications develop. They can include pneumonia, blindness, and inflammation of the ...

Measles is exceedingly rare in Massachusetts. Not a single case was reported for four of the last five years. But in late February, state officials had identified two cases in Massachusetts residents ...