Ninety cases of Measles has been reported in Texas in less than a month, marking the worst outbreak of the disease in the border state for more than 30 years. At least 16 people were taken to the hospital. Nine cases of measles have also been reported in New Mexico state.
According to officials of the Texas State Department of Health Services, the translation was gathered in the Northwest of the state. At least 77 of these cases are in children, with 26 years old from 4 years old.
Measles is a very contagious viral disease that can be deadly. Initial symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat and conjunctivitis. It is often distinguished by white spots inside the mouth as well as general rash throughout the body.
According to Pan American Health OrganizationMeasles once killed 2.6 million people each year worldwide, with 12,000 victims in the Americas. The first measles vaccine came in 1963 and after deployed in the US, cases across the country Discount 97 percent From 1965 to 1968. Immunization campaigns worldwide Then spread these benefits globally. From 1980 to 2015, cases around the world have decreased by 95 % thanks to the -combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), used in two doses starting from 1 year.
However, the skepticism of the effect of the vaccine, including MMR, has spread throughout the world. For example, the outbreak in Texas has focused on Gaines seeds, where one of the highest immune ratios in the state (18 percentage). Many patients who are children have parents who choose not to vaccinate measles.
Although most states in the United States require students to vaccinate MMR to go to school, some states allow families to request immunity for children, even for non -medical reasons. learn. Texas is one of such states. During the outbreak, 85 out of 90 cases of measles were in unexplained people.
We respect everyone's immunization rights, Mr. Alber Albert Pilkington, CEO of Seminole Hospital in Gaines Country, told The Texas Standard. “That's all Americans are everything, right?”
In 2024, 285 cases of measles were reported in the United States, the highest figure since 2019. Forty -two percent of children under 5 years old.
Prospects to prevent this disease not bright. Measles outbreak in Texas is only a week later Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed as the head of the Ministry of Health and human service. RFK Jr. has become the first prominent as an environmental supporter and then one Notorious anti-vaccine activist.
For example, Kennedy has repeatedly spread the false information of the vaccine -vaccine, that autistic hyperactivity disorder and attention are due to, among other factors, the harmful agents in the vaccine -Ask for. In 2021, he was resistant to digital hatred by the center Disinenation Dozen DisinrationOne of the top 12 anti -Vaxxx online people.
Both Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And Governor Texas Greg Abbott did not comment on the state's emergency health. Do not answer immediately ask for comments from Wired.
This story initially appeared on Stringed in Spanish And was translated from Spanish.