The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.

On Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSH) said an unvaccinated child had died from measles as the ...

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As the number of people with measles mounts in multiple states, health officials in Utah are urging people to take precautions.

The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans. Just one infected patient can spread measles to up to nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 due to high rates of immunization with the MMR vaccine, ...

Thus far, more than 160 cases have been reported in the states this year with one death in Texas. Some Rapid City families are concerned the disease may eventually reach the Mount Rushmore state.

The King County infant, diagnosed with measles after recent overseas travel, may have exposed others at several locations around the Puget Sound region, including Seattle Children's, Bellevue Square ...

Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most ...