Medicine & TechnologyMeasles outbreaks have been reported in multiple states in the US and the UK amidst drop in vaccination rates. Find out more about it in this article.
About 82 confirmed cases of measles were recorded in Ohio in recent weeks of which 32 resulted in hospitalizations, but no deaths have been reported. Read the article to learn more about this disease outbreak.
A recent analysis showed LAVs or live-attenuated vaccines like those injected for measles, tuberculosis and polio may be potential for immunity to COVID-19.
Two newly discovered viruses, identified as relatives to the rubella virus that causes German measles, were found in animals- suggesting that rubella originally came from animals before infecting humans.
New research claims that the measles may have emerged in humans in the 6th century BCE, rather than later. The findings come from a century-old diseased lung from Berlin belonging to a 2-year-old who died from measles in 1912.
Scars from chickenpox and measles can be troubling. Luckily, there are home remedies that can help minimize the visibility of the scars, and even remove them completely.