Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A close-knit but under-vaccinated Mennonite community is at the center of Texas' measles outbreak, which has at least 90 patients.
In Texas, at least 90 cases of measles have been reported in recent weeks across the northwest part of that state.
Measles can live in the air for two hours after a person who was infected leaves. Symptoms can appear seven to 14 days after ...
The highly contagious virus has infected dozens of people so far, if not more, leaving at least 13 hospitalized.
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