On Thursday, the county on the northern border of Stevens, Grant County, also reported three confirmed cases, which were also […]
Category: Infectious disease
US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows
The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding the yearly case counts for […]
US measles outlook is so bad health experts call for updating vaccine guidance
With measles declared eliminated from the US in 2000 and national herd immunity strong, health experts have recommended that American […]
Texas measles outbreak spills into third state as cases reach 258
Texas and New Mexico Meanwhile, the Texas health department on Tuesday provided an outbreak update, raising the case count to […]
This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain
Once eaten by a human, the L3 larvae try to complete their life cycle by burrowing into tissue out of […]
Measles outbreak hits 208 cases as federal response goes off the rails
Skip to content CDC to reportedly study nonexistent link between measles vaccine and autism. Boxes and vials of the Measles, […]
Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Cook, along with Lubbock’s director of public health, Katherine Wells, said they see no end in sight for the outbreak, […]
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
Ongoing outbreak The current outbreak in Texas also involves a close-knit religious community—Mennonites—that has largely eschewed vaccination. The outbreak began […]
Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico
Other affected counties in Texas include Dawson (6 cases); Ector (1); Lubbock (1); Lynn (1); Terry (20); and Yoakum (4). […]
Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
Skip to content There are two charming categories of hookworms to keep in mind. Magnified 100X, this whole mount photomicrograph […]