Health officials are keeping an eye on the outbreak.
Measles Spreading in Four States
Health officials are keeping an eye on a measles outbreak in four states: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington.
The highly contagious virus was declared eliminated from the US in 2020 but is popping up as people return to the country from infected areas.
‘Best Life’ and the CDC explain that “measles continues to pose a relentlessly increasing
threat to children, citing a joint report from the agencies that found an 18 percent rise in cases and a 43 percent jump in deaths from the virus from 2021 to 2022.”
The vaccine against measles is 97% effective; symptoms include cough, runny nose, high fever, and red and watery eyes and a rash.