Infections kill one to three people for every 1,000 infected and can cause severe brain swelling, called encephalitis, in one in 1,000 cases.
The disease also causes general misery, including a characteristic top-down rash, fever, runny nose, and red and watery eyes.
At least 146 people have been sickened in Texas, primarily in unvaccinated communities in the South Plains region.
More than 20 people have been hospitalized, and an unvaccinated school-aged child died – the first American measles death since April 2015.
Kennedy erroneously said in a cabinet meeting that the outbreak killed two people in Texas, and then, “it’s not unusual” to have outbreaks.
The Texas outbreak alone accounts for nearly half of last year’s total relatively early in the year.
“Vitamins A, C, and D, and foods rich in vitamins B12, C, and E should be part of a balanced diet.”. »
