The outbreak of measles In Texas and Novi Mexico, who have already seen one death, many Americans wonder if they are in danger and how careful they should be.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that global measles epidemics increase the likelihood of cases among unvaccinated passengers. This is something that the center saw on February 19 with a patient in California who returned from Asia.
So far, according to the CDC, there have been 165 reported cases of measles, 93% described as a “outbreak” in 2025. CDC defines “epidemic” as three or more related cases of illness.
The signage stands outside the headquarters of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia State on Saturday, March 14, 2020. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
First Death of measles reported in Western Texas in the middle of a growing epidemic
Cases of measles have been reported in Alaska, California, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas, from February 27.
“The descriptions are the most resistant respiratory virus on the planet Earth,” Senior Medical Analyst Fox News Dr. Marc Siegel he said on Saturday morning.
Siegel said the epidemic “appears clearly because of the low vaccination rates.” Therefore, Dr. Siegel says “he is not currently concerned about those vaccinated against measles.”
According to Siegel, while many connect measles with a bright red rash, this symptom only appears five days in the virus. He says the key symptoms to be careful are fever, congested nose, pain and pain and red eyes. The doctor also mentioned that it is possible for those infected with measles to get ulcers in the mouth.
Asked by Fox News Digital whether measles can become the next cavid, Siegel brought doubt and emphasized the importance of the MMR vaccine (measles, stop, rubella).
“If you got both shots, you protected 97% of measles,” Siegel said when he appeared on Fox News Channel.
The photograph shows up close, turning point and doses of a rubella vaccine and accompanying syringe. (East)
New Mexico reports that the outbreak of measles in Texas has now crossed its border
CDC He warns that the global epidemics of measles increase the likelihood of cases among unvaccinated passengers. This is something that the center saw on February 19 with a patient in California who returned from Asia.
“As a doctor and mother, I would say that Americans should absolutely look out for measles – this is not just a relic of the past,” Fox News Channel associate Dr. Nicole Saphier said Fox News Digital. “Since vaccination rates are sinking in some areas, we notice that outbreaks that can be prevented are occurring, and this disease spreads like fires in unvaccinated pockets.”
Saphier also emphasized that the complications “are not trivial, especially for children under the age of five and pregnant women.” These complications include pneumonia, encephalitis, and even death.
“This is said, if you are vaccinated and otherwise healthy, the risk is extremely low; the real concern is for those who are not,” Saphier told Fox News Digital.
Health officers investigate the epidemic of measles in Texas. (East)
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CDC says that HHS secretary is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He spoke with the Governor of Texas Abbott, the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Service Dr. Jennifer A. Shuford and other public health officials. In addition, according to the CDC, HHS helps both Texas and New Mexico to fight the epidemic.
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the Ministry of Health in New Mexico say that the best way to be to avoid the virus is to get two doses of MMR vaccine. Public health officials in both countries follow their epidemics and publish updates on their websites.
