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Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows
By: jbr

“Measles is the most infectious pathogen in humans that we know of,” said Kimberlin. “It’s like a heat-seeking missile. It will find the people who are not immune, and they’re going to get sick.”

Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows

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Will Republicans ever learn

Submitted by yellowdog on Wed, 2024/02/28 - 12:28pm.

that their leaders are idiots?

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How worried should people be about the measles?

Submitted by jbr on Thu, 2024/03/14 - 11:55pm.

Wen: Older kids can receive two doses of the MMR vaccine, separated by at least 28 days. Adults without presumed immunity should receive at least one dose, but many are recommended to receive two doses, including university students, people who work in health care and those who plan on traveling internationally.

Adults can be presumed to have immunity if they were born before 1957, according to the CDC. There could also be laboratory testing done through your physician’s office that can confirm immunity through vaccination or infection.

How worried should people be about the measles?

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CDC issues alert over rising measles cases in the U.S.

Submitted by jbr on Mon, 2024/03/18 - 9:49pm.

In the cases this year, 93% were linked to international travel, the agency said. Most of the cases involved children a year or older who haven’t yet gotten a measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR.

CDC issues alert over rising measles cases in the U.S.

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