Measles outbreak linked to a Florida university, as cases keep rising in the U.S.
NBC News • • health
Key Points:
- Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond schoolchildren and their families, with at least 12 cases reported at Ave Maria University in Florida and additional cases at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Clemson University.
- Outbreaks are increasing nationwide, with at least 17 states reporting cases so far this year, including large outbreaks in South Carolina, Utah, and Arizona.
- The South Carolina outbreak, with 876 cases and 354 in quarantine, is the largest in the U.S. since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
- Measles is highly contagious, requiring only three cases to constitute an outbreak, and symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes,
