Measles parties? WTF!?!?!?! [View all]

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http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/10/daily-fix-measles-spreads-17-states?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-10

There are now 121 confirmed cases of measles in 17 states and Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports, citing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement. The CDC believes this measles outbreak began at a California amusement park.

Last year, 644 measles cases were reported in the U.S., the largest number since 2000.
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Meanwhile, health authorities in California are urging parents not to hold “measles parties.” Measles parties are built on the idea that “infected children will build up immunity to the virus because once someone has the measles they cannot catch it again,” ABC News reports. The parties were popularized in the 1960s, before a measles vaccine was widely available.