US Measles Cases Jump 35% in a Week; Now Found in 12 States

[LiberalArkie]

8 Mar 2025, 09:15 AM IST

(Bloomberg) -- US measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that’s already linked to two deaths.

New Mexico’s health department listed Friday that an adult who had died and then tested positive for measles had succumbed to the disease, though the state’s medical examiner has yet to confirm the cause of death. If it was caused by measles, it would be New Mexico’s first such fatality in at least 40 years, according to the CDC.

US cases since the beginning of the year rose by 58 to 222 across 12 states, the CDC reported Friday, and 38, or 17% of those confirmed cases, have led to hospitalization.

Texas, the hardest-hit state with the first US reported death in a decade, reported 198 cases on Friday, 39 more than its last update on March 4. And New Mexico’s confirmed cases are now at 30, an increase of 20 from its prior report. All of New Mexico’s cases have been in Lea County, which abuts Gaines County, the epicenter in Texas.

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https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/us-measles-cases-jump-35-in-a-week-now-found-in-12-states-11741405555623.html

Comment: Jan. 22, 2020: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” — Trump in a CNBC interview.na and other countries, and we think it’s going to have a very good ending for us … that I can assure you.” — Trump in a speech in Michigan.

[hatrack]

1. I thought the anti-vax shitheads didn't like taxes either.

Guess they don't have any issues with paying the Stupid Tax with the lives and health of their children.

[underpants]

2. Not a meme but stealing that

[RandomNumbers]

4. And all while they claim to be "pro-life"

They don't care about their actions (or inaction) killing born children. But gotta protect those zygotes!

[Hugin]

3. Highly contagious diseases like measles do that...

Exponential growth.

Just rub on some beta-carotene and walk it off.

[Frances]

8. My family and measles.

Before the measles vaccine
1923: Measles killed my mother’s young brother. The doctor spent the night with toddler Billy, but the doctor could not save him.
Go to a cemetery of that time period and you will see the graves of many small children.
Early 1950’s: Measles cause my young brother to lose his hearing.
The siblings did not have lasting effects. but that does not lessen the pain of loss of a child in one generation and loss of hearing in the next generation

[GPV]

5. Lax vax more attacks!

[louis-t]

6. And later he said....

"If 200,000 people die, that means we did a good job."

[Initech]

7. There isn't a circle of hell big enough for anti-vaxxers.

[republianmushroom]

9. Don't think I believe that lying convicted felon,

“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” -Trump

[Ziggysmom]

10. The MMR vaccine protected against measles, mumps and rubella.

So we can expect mumps and rubella cases to increase soon, too?

I remember the horror from many years ago when a neighbor contracted rubella while pregnant. That poor baby was born with so many congenital defects including heart disease, microcephaly, blindness and more. He only lived a few months.

[FirstLight]

11. Have they said anything about the strain, etc?

I am just curious if it's the same measles we were vaxxed against in the 70s or a new, more deadly form? I know it can be a fatal disease, just curious if it's worse now or anything?

Interestingly enough, I had my titrates done before I got a job with a after school club, so I am covered as far as I know...