Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease caused by a virus, and can be severe or even fatal. According to the U.S.

Measles is vaccine-preventable and was previously eliminated ... The last major occurrence of measles in the U.S. occurred six years ago when 22 outbreaks led to 1,249 cases from Jan. 1 to Oct ...

As of Monday, no cases have been reported in Oklahoma, but the Oklahoma State Department of Health sent out a health alert to doctors across the state asking them to keep an eye out for potential ...

The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective ...

"This is a serious measles outbreak in Texas," wrote the Senator. "The measles vaccine has been proven safe & effective since ...

Texas is seeing one of its worst measles outbreak in 30 years as the number of parents refusing to vaccinate their children ...

You can contract measles simply by being in the same room with someone who has it, even after they leave,” Dr. Griffin said.

Confirmed measles cases in Texas have reached at least 90, making this the worst measles outbreak in 30 years. Experts warn ...