The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about the disease, vaccines and government response.

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 ...

The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated ...

On Thursday, the public health department of Seattle & King County confirmed an infant had contracted the state’s first confirmed measles case of 2025.

State health officials insisted on Friday that there have been no confirmed cases of rubella or measles in Central Texas. On Thursday, Mexia ISD reported a confirmed case of rubella, also known as ...

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.

A recent incident in Mexia, initially suspected to be a measles case and later thought to be rubella, turned out to be a ...

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

The MMR vaccine protects against measles and comes in two doses, with the first dose being 93% effective and rising to 97% after the second dose. Since Wisconsin does not have a 100% vaccination rate, ...

In Texas, there were 146 cases of measles across the state and the South Plains, with 20 patients hospitalized. The best way ...