A new paper published in the journal BMJ Case Reports shows this entirely preventable viral infection can affect many different organs in the body. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Earlier this month, the World Health Organization released some astounding preliminary information concerning measles during the first half of the year. In the first...

By Taryn Chapman at The Vaccine Mom Here in America, as in many countries around the world, we are seeing large outbreaks of the measles due to falling vaccine rates. It’s all over the news—what...

In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for more than 12 months. Today, however, the United States and...

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases...

In this podcast from a Outbreak News This Week Radio Show interview from Jun. 2016, we examine the ABCs of the extremely contagious viral disease, measles. I am joined by registered nurse, infection control...

With a measles cluster recently reported in the Memphis, Tennessee area and more recently, an outbreak in Pinal County, Arizona, I discussed this very contagious viral disease with Registered nurse, infection...

State and local health officials in Tennessee are investigating two confirmed positive measles cases in Memphis-area residents. Officials say there is no known connection between the two individuals...