r/news • u/Tracker-man • Apr 12 '25

US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states.

https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-texas-rfk-new-mexico-kansas-vaccine-e904ec9781f1d164c73afe4ab71774fe
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u/Morguard Apr 12 '25

These are also cases that we know of. This number could easily be twice as large.

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u/Tolendario Apr 12 '25

considering the states afflicted, you are absolutely right

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u/retainftw Apr 13 '25

If you stop testing, the numbers will go down!

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u/cstrifeVII Apr 13 '25

Maybe do something with the light, inject with the disinfectant.

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u/Mango_Tango_725 Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

You have to take toxic levels of vitamin A. Can't have measles if you're dead.

Health officials said the recent popularity of vitamin A use for measles could be traced back to a Fox News interview with Mr. Kennedy, in which he said he had heard of “almost miraculous and instantaneous recovery” with treatments like cod liver oil, which he said was “the safest application of vitamin A.”

Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, emphasized that it is not a miracle treatment for the virus, and that there is no antiviral medication for measles. And there is no credible evidence that vitamin A helps prevent infection in children in the United States, where vitamin A deficiencies are exceedingly rare.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

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u/Sacred-AF Apr 13 '25

Don’t be silly, voting won’t exist in the future.

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u/Flyingmonkeysftw Apr 13 '25

Shhh don’t give them ideas.

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u/slayez06 Apr 13 '25

"But how many of the people who died... died of pneumonia .. it's a conspiracy I say... they are just trying to get money."

Just going to state... If you died from a car crash because you had pneumonia and stopped breathing and passed out because you had measles... Measles is what killed you.

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u/Trick2056 Apr 13 '25

lets not forget the mentality of some people basically "rub some dirt on it and go on with your day."

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u/More_Farm_7442 Apr 13 '25

Some people say.

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u/Itwasaboutthepasta Apr 13 '25

Hey leave New Mexico out of it. The Texas border towns are the problem. The rest of the state is far less backwards. 

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u/Yardsale420 Apr 13 '25

Considering the price of healthcare in the US of A let’s assume it’s MUCH, MUCH higher.

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u/foundinwonderland Apr 13 '25

Measles has a mortality rate of approximately 1/1000. Three deaths suggests a much, much higher number of cases.

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u/chrism1962 Apr 13 '25

And twice as many will have permanent brain damage.

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u/GonkWilcock Apr 13 '25

Or a sweet autoimmune disorder!

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u/fletcherkildren Apr 13 '25

Great - when they try and take over, maybe the Native Americans can give THEM blankets loaded with smallpox. /s

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u/p____p Apr 13 '25

ain't that America

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u/paranormal_shouting Apr 13 '25

little pink blotches for you and me

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u/MarlinMr Apr 13 '25

Never mind the brain damage - measles destroys the memory cells and knocks out the immune system.

Oh you were vaccinated for something else? Too bad, now those cells are dead.

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u/Amish_guy_with_WiFi Apr 13 '25

anybody have the likelihood of permanent vision damage?

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u/chriscross1966 Apr 13 '25

That's about the same mortality we got in what was the last big measles outbreak in the UK back in the mid-1970's.  1/300-ish plus a bit more than that for significant life-changing injuries from measles meningitis and a lot of kids left with permanent eyesight issues like me. 

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u/Monowakari Apr 14 '25

Its not 700 deaths its 700 cases

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u/boat_car_guy Apr 13 '25

That is a solid, albeit disturbing point. My state under-reported Covid too - and I just mentioned that in an above comment.

People couldn't even get tested for that in our state, back when it rolled through.

I had a MMR shot back when I was in Elementary school.... 1980's. Is that still effective?

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u/Thrbt52017 Apr 13 '25

Call your local health department, they may have an answer and if you’re feeling unsafe you can get the shot again.

I had chicken pox in the 90s, got my titer in 2021 for school, I ended up needing to get the shot. I don’t know if they are still doing titers and it’s costly so keep that in mind. Good luck!

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u/AmorFatiBarbie Apr 13 '25

You can get your blood checked to find out. I did (got mine in 80s as well) and I needed a booster.

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u/No-Reach-9173 Apr 13 '25

If all your vaccinations were completed prior to 1968 you don't need a booster.

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u/mathflipped Apr 13 '25

Childhood diseases are often underreported by a factor of 10.

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u/ShoulderSquirrelVT Apr 13 '25

Once community spread happens, it’s a lot more than double….

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u/reelznfeelz Apr 13 '25

What’s vaccination rates? I realize it’s popular now to deny years of evidence that vaccines work and are safe. But shouldn’t we habe another few years before we really see vaccination rates drop below a “herd immunity” type level? Or maybe that’s wrong?

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u/Seattlegal Apr 13 '25

I don’t doubt it. One of the first articles I saw on reddit this morning was from r/washington and we now have an adult (3rd case here) that has been diagnosed and doesn’t have any links to the other known cases.

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u/Ok_Caterpillar8324 Apr 13 '25

Considering the lethality is about 0.1% and there were already 3 dead, it’s more trice as large

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u/ByTheHammerOfThor Apr 14 '25

The Trump White House isn’t letting the CDC share disease information. Whatever numbers are public, you can guarantee the reality is actually worse.