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A devoted wife has painted a heartbreaking picture of her husband’s decline from the energectic character she married to being severely brain damaged – all because he had no idea he hadn’t been vaccinated against measles. At one point advised to turn off his life support machine, Tracey Dyer, 49, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, refuses to … Read more
Britain’s most senior paediatrician claims children are at a greater risk of contracting measles than coronavirus. President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Professor Russell Viner advised parents to send their children back to school, claiming he’s ‘far more worried about the risk to children of measles than of Covid’. Later today, Boris Johnson will tell … Read more
The MMR jab used against measles, mumps and rubella could help protect against COVID-19 by boosting the immune system, lowering the risk of deadly symptoms. According to US experts, the vaccine should be given to vulnerable individuals — including hospital and care home workers — first, then the general public. Research has indicated that it … Read more
Measles first spread to humans from cattle more than 2,500 years ago, likely during the rise of the first large cities, scientists claim. The measles virus, measles morbillivirus, diverged from a closely related cattle-infecting virus in approximately the sixth century BC – around 1,400 years earlier than current estimates. The highly-contagious virus emerged at roughly … Read more
MMR warning: WHO fears measles vaccination rate will plummet as millions of children are kept away from GPs during coronavirus crisis By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 00:05 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 13:00 BST, 14 April 2020 The World Health Organization fears that measles vaccination rates will plummet as millions of children are … Read more
Measles is even more serious than people realise, doctors have warned. The highly contagious infection begins with a fever, cough and purple rash, but can lead to deadly complications. Three people who suffered hepatitis, viral meningitis and appendicitis after contracting measles were discussed in a report published today. It comes amid a global outbreak of cases … Read more
Eight measles cases reported in New York’s Westchester County as officials fear the virus is spreading state-wide Six of the patients are siblings aged between six months and 14 years old Some of the Westchester patients fell sick after visiting Brooklyn New York state currently has two major outbreaks: 285 cases in Brooklyn, and 168 … Read more
Massachusetts health officials have confirmed the state’s first measles case this year as the outbreak continues to spread across the US. The patient, who has not been identified, was diagnosed with the infectious disease on Sunday and may have exposed others in the greater Boston area, according to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Public … Read more