Monday, March 16, 2015

More on Measles

 Measles is a dangerous extremely contagious disease that can kill. In 2014 122,000 people died because of measles.
Because of the Ebola crisis in West Africa there has been a lapse in the measles vaccination campaign as resources were strained. Now WHO estimates that there may be a million children who have missed their vaccination, and this can result in as many as 16,000 deaths - comparable to Ebola!
Measles is far more contagious - there is a 90% chance of airborne transmission to an unvaccinated individual.
Please review the videos on this link. I like the scientific one better than the Jimmy Kimmel one.

Measles Videos

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