Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Measles disease




URL:http://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

2015 measles cases in the U.S., January 1 to July 24, 2015. Map of the U.S. indicates in shades of light to dark blue the number of cases. Eighteen states (Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Virginia) and the District of Columbia have 1 to 4 cases. Three states (Arizona, New York, and Nevada) have 5 to 9 cases. Two states (Illinois and Washington) have 10 to 19 cases and one state (California) has 20 or more cases. These are provisional data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
As of  January 1st, people have been reported with measles. Measles is a common infectious disease that causes a fever and a red rash on the human body. Measles outbreaks have been happening in 27 states in the U.S.A. with 667 cases of people having the disease. I am concerned about this outbreak because since many people have this disease, it is possible that it could spread to states in the north-east such as New Jersey. There is no treatment for the measles disease but fever reducers can help with symptoms. Symptoms include severe coughing, fever, loss of appetite,sneezing, and red spots,
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