Measles in the U.S.

From the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, an Editorial Note: Once ubiquitous, measles now is uncommon in the United States. In the prevaccine era, 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 measles cases occurred every year, resulting in approximately 450 deaths, 28,000 hospitalizations, and 1,000 children with chronic disabilities from measles encephalitis. Because of... [read full story]