which means about a 54% increase in cases in about a week. If people are exposed without measles vaccination about 9 people of 10 of all ages get it. Also, measles isn't native to the U.S. anymore. It has to come from another country since 2000. So, where does everyone from around the world want to go here in the U.S.?
Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida!
Measles cases in California soar
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Measles cases in California soar
Dad wants to ban unvaccinated kids from son's school 02:26
Story highlights
- Number of cases rises by 54% in nine days
- Most are related to an outbreak at Disneyland
- Two new cases in Marin County, but schools are making no changes for attendance
(CNN)Last Wednesday, the number was 59. Nine days later, there are 91 cases of measles in California.
The California Department of Public Health sent out the latest numbers
Friday of confirmed cases since December and while the total is still
small, the jump was a startling 54 percent in just more than a week.
Most
cases -- 58 -- are linked to an outbreak at Disneyland in mid-December.
Health officials said 40 of the cases were employees or parkgoers,
while 18 of the cases were secondary infections.
The
new numbers include two cases in Marin County, near San Francisco,
where one parent of a 6-year-old has asked school officials to bar any
children who have not been vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella
(MMR).
"Fortunately,
there is no need to exclude any students from a Marin County school at
this time as there is no evidence for school-based exposure," the county
public health office said in a statement.
The two measles patients are siblings, both of whom are unvaccinated. Their cases are related to the outbreak at Disneyland.
CNN affiliate KGO reported the children aren't going to school and aren't in the county.
The health department said 63% of the people with measles are more than 20 years old.
Measles: Why not vaccinating your kids can be deadly 01:29
Measles
is a highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and
spread through the air. Measles starts with a fever, runny nose, cough,
red eyes and sore throat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
says.
The
disease outbreak became apparent when visitors reported coming down
with measles after visiting the park from December 15 to December 20. At
least five Disney employees have been diagnosed with measles, Disney
said.
Sneeze on a plane: A chance of getting the measles 02:42
Measles
was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, which means it is
no longer native to the United States but continues to be brought in by
international travelers.
The CDC
recommends that children get two doses of the MMR vaccine beginning at
12 months, with the second dose between the ages of 4 and 6 years old.
Infants 6 to 11 months old should get the vaccine before international
travel.
Last year was a record year for measles cases in the United States with 644, the CDC says on its website.
Measles cases in California soar
I was interested in the news hearing about how doctors in droves want to visit measles patients in hospitals because most doctors have never seen even one case of measles here in the U.S. because it doesn't exist here mostly since 2000 AD.
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