The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about the disease, vaccines and government response.

The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated ...

Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 due to high rates of immunization with the MMR vaccine, ...

State health officials insisted on Friday that there have been no confirmed cases of rubella or measles in Central Texas. On Thursday, Mexia ISD reported a confirmed case of rubella, also known as ...

Thus far, more than 160 cases have been reported in the states this year with one death in Texas. Some Rapid City families are concerned the disease may eventually reach the Mount Rushmore state.

Lubbock health authorities held a news conference on Friday to dispel some myths about measles and to recommend who should ...

Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most ...

The MMR vaccine protects against measles and comes in two doses, with the first dose being 93% effective and rising to 97% after the second dose. Since Wisconsin does not have a 100% vaccination rate, ...

Most of the recent confirmed measles cases in Texas have been in the South Plains region, but this patient was exposed to the disease while traveling overseas.

I recognize the serious impact of this outbreak on families, children, and healthcare workers,” Kennedy wrote on X Friday ...