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In reply to the discussion: Stupid State of Texas Measles Outbreak is already Out Of Control [View all]RealityBasedNewYorkr
(147 posts)22. Measles facts
First off: antivaxers are willfully ignorant and selfish
However, CFR for measles is not anywhere near what OP stated.
UNICEF data https://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/how-dangerous-measles#:~:text=While%20measles%20can%20be%20risky%20for%20anyone%2C,both%20to%20infection%20and%20to%20health%20complications.
In middle and upper income countries, out of every 1,000 children who contract measles, 70 to 90 children will develop an ear infection, 80 will develop diarrhoea, and 10 to 60 will develop pneumonia, a lung infection which can be especially risky for young children.
Around one in every 1,000 to 2,000 children with measles will develop post-infectious encephalitis, inflammation of the brain which can cause a coma and death.
While death from measles is rare in middle and upper income countries, it can occur. In the US, for example, it is estimated that for every 1,000 children who contract measles, one or two will die. In lower income countries, the risk is far higher: for every 1,000 children who contract measles, 30 to 60 will die. In some populations such as children who have been displaced around 300 children will die of every 1,000 who contract measles.
Around one in every 1,000 to 2,000 children with measles will develop post-infectious encephalitis, inflammation of the brain which can cause a coma and death.
While death from measles is rare in middle and upper income countries, it can occur. In the US, for example, it is estimated that for every 1,000 children who contract measles, one or two will die. In lower income countries, the risk is far higher: for every 1,000 children who contract measles, 30 to 60 will die. In some populations such as children who have been displaced around 300 children will die of every 1,000 who contract measles.
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Stupid State of Texas Measles Outbreak is already Out Of Control [View all]
IrishBubbaLiberal
Feb 15
OP
Keep this one factoid in mind from that article when talking to antivax freedumb nutters
RockRaven
Feb 15
#6
Except that is a lie. See post #22. Don't lie if you want counterpropaganda to work.
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 16
#27
Yes, Louisiana is even worse off, with much higher poverty and fewer medical facilities.
SunSeeker
Feb 16
#20
If MAGAs don't care about dead schoolchildren from gunshots, they won't care about dead kids from measles.
Norrrm
Feb 16
#33