DNYUZ
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Gaming
    • Sports
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
No Result
View All Result
DNYUZ
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Measles infections top 800 cases across 24 states

April 19, 2025
in News
Measles infections top 800 cases across 24 states
501
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The US has hit 800 measles cases across 24 states, with Texas the epicenter of the outbreak, the CDC said Friday.

A rash of West Texas cases that started nearly three months ago now accounts for 597 of the total count, having also already claimed the lives of two unvaccinated elementary school children.

measles symptoms poster
The U.S. has 800 cases of measles nationwide, the CDC announced Friday. via REUTERS

The surge marks an increase of 36 cases in Texas since April 15, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said Friday.

And 371 cases have been reported in Gaines County, where the outbreak sprouted, according to the state Department of State Health Services.

An unvaccinated adult in New Mexico has also died of a measles-related illness, according to health officials.

Other states with active outbreaks — defined as places with three or more cases — include Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Mexico.

kid receiving vaccine
The majority of cases and hospitalizations have occurred in children under the age of five and in the unvaccinated population. andriano_cz – stock.adobe.com

Cases of the virus have also been identified in 24 states overall.

The surge in case counts is nearly triple the total number reported in 2024, when the US recorded 285 cases.

Nearly all of the infected — 96% — are unvaccinated, according to CDC data.

The majority of those infected are also under the age of five, with 31% of cases and 19% of hospitalizations occurring in the age range.

Health officials in Texas are raising alarm bells that the virus is expected to continue running rampant.

torso of individual with measles rash
597 of the 800 measles cases have occurred in Texas, with the largest outbreak happening in Gaines County. ÃÂðÃâðûÃÅàÃÅðùÃËõòð – stock.adobe.com

Measles is one of the world’s most contagious diseases making it especially hard to contain, and outbreaks can have multiple peaks.

Many people spread the virus unknowingly for days before the telltale rash appears. It can also hang in the air for up to two hours after a sick person has left a room.

with Post wires

The post Measles infections top 800 cases across 24 states appeared first on New York Post.

Tags: DeathsMeaslespublic healthTexasvaccines
Share200Tweet125Share
Advocates frustrated by lack of medical cannabis in Alabama, treatment legalized four years ago
News

Advocates frustrated by lack of medical cannabis in Alabama, treatment legalized four years ago

by WHNT
August 29, 2025

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It has been nearly four and a half years since medical cannabis was legalized in Alabama. ...

Read more
News

EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

August 29, 2025
News

Driver hospitalized after car collides with train, crashes into East L.A. King Taco

August 29, 2025
News

Insider Says Bears Were Right to Avoid Bold Micah Parsons-Type Move

August 29, 2025
News

LSU Tigers’ $12 Million Recruiting Flip Provokes Transfer Portal Prediction

August 29, 2025
Simon Cowell shares rare glimpse of look-alike son, Eric, 11, on ‘America’s Got Talent’ set

Simon Cowell shares rare glimpse of look-alike son, Eric, 11, on ‘America’s Got Talent’ set

August 29, 2025
Drama continues as Rep. Cory Mills prepares for looming court hearing against Miss United States

Drama continues as Rep. Cory Mills prepares for looming court hearing against Miss United States

August 29, 2025
FDA authorizes updated COVID shots with restrictions on who can get them

Pentagon mulls speeding process to reinstate troops discharged over Covid vaccine

August 29, 2025

Copyright © 2025.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel

Copyright © 2025.