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Measles Cases Exceed 500 In Texas

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A second child has died from measles amid an ongoing outbreak that is sweeping across the country.
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The highly contagious virus started spreading in late January and two elementary age children in west Texas have died.
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Measles Cases Exceed 500 In Texas After Second Child Dies Of Illness
The number of measles cases exceeded 500 in Texas on Tuesday, according to the state’s health department, which made the update days after a second Texas child died after contracting the highly contagious illness that has been confirmed in at least 20 states.
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A second child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died from measles in Texas on April 3.
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A second child in Texas has died from measles, one of the world’s most contagious illnesses, which was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, several decades after the introduction of a highly effective vaccine.
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A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, grew to 14 cases this week, with the state’s overall count in double digits across four counties. The U.S. has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, and Texas is reporting the majority of them with 505.
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The first case of measles in Florida was confirmed in a Miami-Dade County high school. Signs and symptoms of measles include a high fever, cough and runny nose. A rash appears 3-5 days after symptoms first appear. A second child has died from measles as the number of cases continues to grow in the United States.
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The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with a total of 505 in the state, according to data published Tuesday.
El Paso confirms two measles cases, patients include two unvaccinated children
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