Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

The CCHD is continuing to assess any potential exposures while the individual was contagious and may be contacting people ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is taking action to prevent the national spread of measles in Illinois. A total of eight measles cases, all linked to one another, were identified in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Public health officials in Louisville are reminding people about the importance of the MMR (measles ...

Until last week, there were 98 active cases of measles in Bolivia as the country’s government launched a door-to-door ...

Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...

There have been at least 1,309 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year. Hundreds or thousands of other families have ...

Politics have largely stayed out of Julie Linton’s South Carolina pediatrician’s office over the years — that is, until ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg's office said the health department learned the child infected with measles visited the Little Clinic ...

As multiple outbreaks of the measles have popped up across the United States, so too have the number of internet searches about the measles virus. When it comes to your health and the health of your ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in more than 40 countries, is sounding the alarm over a sharp ...

With measles cases now reported in six U.S. states, a Cleveland Clinic infectious disease doctor discusses general risks and prevention.