The latest measles figures are drawing attention-here’s why
Measles cases in the United States have climbed to their highest level in 35 years, marking a second consecutive record breaking year for a disease that was declared eliminated in the country back in 2000. More cases have now been confirmed in the past eighteen months than in the previous twenty five years combined, according […]
How measles can erase years of your immune system’s memory and why scientists are sounding the alarm
Most people think of measles as a childhood illness that runs its course and leaves the body stronger for it. The reality is considerably more unsettling. Beyond the fever, rash, and respiratory symptoms of the acute measles infection, the virus can do something far more lasting: erasing a significant portion of the immune system’s existing […]