America measles update: Measles cases are increasing very fast in America. A total of 308 cases of measles have been confirmed in the US so far this year. This information is given in the latest data released by the Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC) of America. These measles cases have come up from 15 different American areas. Actually, 308 measles patients have appeared in America so far this year. While just two and a half months of 2025 have been spent. Last year, in 2024, 285 measles cases were reported in the US in the entire 12 months. In such a situation, the number of patients found in 12 months last year has crossed this time in only two and a half months.
50 patients had to be admitted, two died
According to the report, so far 50 patients have to be hospitalized, while two people have died. Texas have seen a boom in measles cases since January. Till Friday, 259 cases were confirmed there, out of which 34 patients have been admitted to the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued a warning regarding measles. According to which the outbreak of highly infectious disease is increasing rapidly and its number may increase further in the coming days.
Measles highly infectious viral infection
Explain that measles is a highly infectious viral infection, which spreads through the air by coughing or sneezing. Its common symptoms include fever, cough, nose, red eyes and granular lal rashes spreading on the entire body. In severe cases measles pneumonia, inflammation in the brain (encephalitis) and even death can also occur.
The CDC said that the most effective way to prevent measles is vaccination. Two doses of MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine are considered highly effective in preventing the disease.
Heavy increase in measles cases in Europe too
Apart from this, there was a huge increase in measles cases in 2024 in Europe. There were 1,27,350 cases which are doubled compared to 2023 and the highest since 1997.
According to the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a third of the world’s total measles cases were recorded in the European region. More than 40 percent of the total cases reported in these 53 countries (Europe) were found in children below five years.
In 2016, there was very little outbreak, then fast came
According to the report, more than half of the measles infected people had to be hospitalized and so far 38 deaths have been confirmed. In 1997, 2,16,000 measles cases were reported in Europe, but by 2016 the number had come down to 4,440. However, it increased again in 2018 and 2019 and 89,000 and 1,06,000 cases were registered respectively.