The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday upheld the role of vaccines in offering protection against ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about the disease, vaccines and government response.

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans. Just one infected patient can spread measles to up to nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts, according to the Centers for Disease ...

The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the ...

Measles cases are popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.

Massachusetts has not received any reports of recent measles cases, as outbreaks spread across the country and after an ...

The CDC put out a statement on the measles outbreak and suggested that vitamin A could be used for supportive care. Is vitamin A effective for measles?

With spring break travel plans on the horizon, authorities and officials at both popular tourist destinations want people to ...

At least three people have been diagnosed with measles in New Jersey this year. A look at the symptoms, complications and ...

Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death — as is the case in the current Texas outbreak. In the decade before the measles vaccine, the CDC ...

A few days after symptoms begin, an infected person may experience further symptoms. These may include a telltale rash, which breaks out as flat red spots on the face and then spreads down the neck ...

A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas ...