Texas Reports Over 560 Cases

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Texas health officials reported more than 560 measles cases in the state on Tuesday, when the centers of disease control and prevention centers announced that the US -712 certified cases of measles were reported in Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana.

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Where is the spread of measles in Texas?

There are 364 measles cases in Guinness County, which is a rural area in the West for an hour and a half. Cases with Terry County (47), Lubbak County (41), Dawson County (21), Yukum County (18), Lamar County (11) and Kuchran County (12), 23 have reached two digits. Texas County Confirmation of illness cases.

Has anyone died of measles this year?

An eight -year -old girl died in the Texas city of Lubbak due to “measles pulmonary failure” after the New York Times first reported, the New York Times first reported to the hospital where she died, UMC Health System, Verification In the media outlets, the second death of measles in Texas, mentioning that the child was discharged and there was no basic health condition. In February, an unidentified six -year -old girl also died of measles, which identified the first death of measles in the United States in a decade.

What age groups are affecting the outbreak of measles in Texas?

There are 206 cases between the ages of five to 17, while 175 cases have been reported in adults under the age of 18 and older in the age of 15 and 156. The age of 24 patients was not mentioned.

Do other states also spread epidemic?

Out of Texas, New Mexico, Kansas and Ohio, anywhere in one -to -nine cases Reported by CDC Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Road Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington.

What are the symptoms of measles?

Symptoms of measles include fever, irritation, cough, fatigue, runny nose and red eyes. Symptoms do not appear for 10 to 14 days after someone is exposed to the virus and can appear late 21 days after the exposure.

How contagious is measles?

According to the CDC, the measles is extremely contagious and can spread to nine out of 10 people from one person, which has noted that the measles -affected person can spread it to others four days before the rash appears. Measles can spread through cough, sneezing and affected surfaces and spreads to the surface in the air and surfaces for two hours when the affected people leave a specific area.

What is the protocol of isolation for measles?

People with measles should be isolated for four days after they are born quickly, the day that the day starts, the day is considered zero.

Is there a measles vaccine?

Yes, and it is Highly efficient and secureCDC. Measles, mamps, and the rubella vaccine, which have been available for more than half a century, is about 97 % effective to prevent measles with standard two doses and 93 % effective with one dose. This vaccine is usually given to people when they are children, in which one dose is between 12 and 15 months and the other is administered between four and six years. This vaccine usually provides long -term or lifetime protection. Dr. William Shefner, a professor of infectious diseases at Wanderblat University Medical Center, said that if you have uncertainty about their vaccination status, there is no problem in getting the vaccine. NPR. The NPR reported that those born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968 should consider re -working, saying that the initial measles vaccine is not so effective.

What did the RF’s junior say about the outbreak of measles and the vaccine?

Initially, after claiming that the claim of the measles outbreak was “not uncommon”, Kennedy changed his position and considered it “serious”, saying that after digesting on March 3. Description The spread from the spread “is a call for all of us to confirm our commitment to public health.” On April 6, Kennedy Said “The most effective way to stop the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.” In a separate follow -up post, the HHS leader said “Two unusual healing“Who treated measles in Texas, budsonide, an inflammatory steroid, and an antibiotic chrotomyin used on bacterial infections. NPR Budsonide has no role in the treatment of measles, while the clerkomyin measles is not the right antibiotic for the treatment of secondary bacterial infections. Kennedy forwarded his support for the vaccine in an interview CBS News“The status of the federal government, my status, is that people should get a vaccine to the measles,” although they did not say that the government should order a vaccine. Kennedy, A Vaccine shakyThe use of vitamin A has also been supported by a physician to treat measles suffering, and experts raise concerns among health that have cautioned the effectiveness of vitamins. Sue Karley, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said Washington Post It is “dangerous and ineffective” to fully rely on vitamin A rather than MMR vaccine and put children at risk, noting too much vitamin A can “cause serious health problems, including liver loss.”

Important quote

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, “due to the most infectious nature of the disease, the outbreak area and the surrounding communities are likely to have additional issues.”

Key background

Texas’s measles outbreak began in just two cases in late January and in 30 years the state virus has become the largest epidemic. The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a Report For the academic year of 2023-2024, students’ vaccines that 5.64 % of Texas kindergarten students were vaccinated for measles, while 2.34 % of the seventh grade did not get the vaccine. According to, in 2000, the measles was completely eliminated from the United States CdcWhich means that the virus was not spreading inside the country and only new issues came from those who signed a measles agreement and returned to the United States in 2024, a total of 285 measles cases were reported in 33 states.

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