Measles is an airborne, "extremely infectious, and potentially severe rash illness," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible ...

A second measles-related death was reported out of New Mexico this week. Here's where measles cases have been reported in the U.S. this year.

U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...

At the time, Wolfgang Petersen’s 'Outbreak' was too farfetched to seem true. Now, it just seems eerily prescient.

As Texas continues to contend with a growing measles outbreak ... preventable disease caused by a virus that primarily, and most severely, affects children. According to the World Health ...