As new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a ...

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 ...

On Thursday, health officials in New Mexico reported a second death in a person with measles. The case was in an unvaccinated ...

(NEXSTAR) – A listeria outbreak tied to supplement shakes is now linked to at least 12 deaths and 38 cases across 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial ...

Texas officials on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease. The death, of a school-age child, is the first measles death in the ...

A separate USAID worker who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their job also cautioned that America’s ability to contain outbreaks from becoming epidemics or even pandemics ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in west Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began ... pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details ...

what precautions people can take to prevent it despite it being low risk, as well as the risk and spread of measles, even though the outbreak of that disease is in Texas.