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.

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans. Just one infected patient can spread measles to up to nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts, according to the Centers for Disease ...

The Texas outbreak began in a small Mennonite community near Lubbock, home to 260,000, and has since spread. To date, there ...

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.

As the measles outbreak continues to grow in West Texas, healthcare professionals in East Texas are working to educate the ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 146 cases with most infections reported among children and teenagers, according to ...

The King County infant, diagnosed with measles after recent overseas travel, may have exposed others at several locations around the Puget Sound region, including Seattle Children's, Bellevue Square ...

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

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.

Before the invention of vaccination, which helped eliminate the disease in the US, almost everyone in childhood got measles.

The CDC says the majority of measles cases involve people who are un vaccinated, or whose vaccination status is unknown.

The death, reported on Wednesday, was the first U.S. fatality from the highly contagious disease in a decade. Government data ...