2019-12-02 Measles Blamed for More than 50 Deaths in Samoa
The government of Samoa announced on Monday that five more children had died within the past day from measles. That raises the number of measles deaths on the Pacific island…
2015-02-08 Measles Becomes a Medical, Scientific, Political Issue in US
Measles has become a public health issue in the United States. Measles cases were first reported last month at Disneyland in California. Since then, the disease has spread to more…
2020-03-27 Using Vaccines to Fight Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo
The face of Dobo Mambanza is blistered as she fights to breathe. The little girl is crying and, slowly, going blind. Her mother holds three-year-old Dobo in her arms at…
2019-12-07 WHO Denounces ‘Collective Failure’ as Measles Kills 140,000
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week. The viral disease affected every part of the world,…
2019-11-09 Measles More Dangerous Than Experts Had Thought
Measles may be even more dangerous than doctors had thought. Researchers reported last week that the disease destroys immunity that the victim has developed to fight off other infections. The…
2019-04-23 Health Officials Worry About Rise in Measles
Measles is only found in human beings. There is a highly effective and safe vaccine for the disease. So, in theory, measles could be destroyed. Yet the number of measles…
2019-03-12 Measles Progress At Risk Worldwide
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Measles can spread easily from person to person, but it is a fully preventable disease. The World Health Organization…
2007-01-24 Vaccination Campaign Cuts Measles Deaths; New Goal Set
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Measles is one of the most infectious viruses known. It spreads through the air when people infected with the disease cough or…
2005-11-16 Measles Campaign Reduces Deaths in African Children
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Health Report. An international group says cases of measles in Africa have dropped by sixty percent since nineteen ninety-nine. The group is…