Measles outbreak raging in Europe could be a warning for the U.S., doctors say
There's currently a raging measles outbreak in Europe, with 41,000 cases and 40 deaths so far this year, according to the World Health Organization. The situation serves as a warning sign of how quickly things can go awry when parents choose not to vaccinate their children, doctors caution.
Because measles is relatively rare in the U.S., many Americans have no idea of the disease's frightening impact and its stunning contagiousness — and many forget that measles isn’t just a childhood disease.
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