Thirteen percent of the confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year have resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC, ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

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

There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a ...

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

The Measles Comeback Could Put Kids At Risk Of Many Other Infectious Diseases : Goats and Soda There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

Health officials say complacency around routine vaccinations can make it easier for misinformation to take hold. View on ...

We’re only halfway through the year, and already America has seen more confirmed cases — approaching 1,300 — than during any ...

Measles could wipe out the immune system's memory, thus opening the door for other disease outbreaks to occur, Michael Mina, PhD, MD, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION ...

As of July 8, a total of 1,288 confirmed measles cases were reported by 39 states, according to the CDC. That marks the ...