Two people have died from measles as the U.S. faces a growing outbreak of the highly contagious virus. Can you get measles if ...

Both formulations of the so-called MMR vaccine contain weakened live forms of the measles virus. The vaccine does ...

The nation is seeing an outbreak of measles in multiple states. Here's where and what people need to know about the contagious virus.

A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody ...

We rely on readers like you to fund our ... declared the disease eradicated, measles is making a comeback. How would the response to an outbreak normally look? When there is a disease outbreak ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University about the cases of measles in the country and what Americans should know about the disease.

(Liz Rymarev/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) Liz Rymarev TNS If you got the MMR shot or measles as a child, do you need a booster? The MMR vaccine isn’t like annual flu or COVID shots. It’s a two ...

Why do vaccination rates matter? In communities with high vaccination rates — above 95% — diseases like measles have a harder time spreading through communities. This is called “herd ...

Colijn and McNichol have been running mathematical models to simulate what measles outbreaks could look like in Canada ... The first thing to do is to see if you can track down your vaccination ...

Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes, and a rash that look like red ... What should I do if my child is too young to be vaccinated against the measles or has only had ...

“While it does help the immune system, Vitamin A does not help protect against infectious diseases like measles. When someone has measles virus, their body can have Vitamin A deficienc ...