Helen Bedford, Professor of Children's Health at Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health told the Mail Online that the ...

The death of an Ontario baby who contracted measles while in the womb and was then born premature is raising questions about the virus and how it effects pregnancy.

Ontario's Ministry of Health has announced the first recorded death of a measles patient from the outbreak that started in October. The baby who died contracted the virus before birth from the ...

A baby born prematurely and infected with measles has died in Southwestern Ontario, the first death associated with the outbreak that began in the province last fall. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s ...

Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas.

"Now, homes for the deaf have closed." Mumps cases fell from more than 150,000 in 1968 to 357 in 2024, according to CDC data.

An Ingham County baby who is now infected with measles had one dose of a measles, mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine the day before she traveled through a Michigan airport where another person was ...

The baby exposed others to the highly contagious virus from April 4-8 at multiple places in Lansing, East Lansing and Okemos. This is the fifth confirmed case of measles in Michigan this year.

The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is highly effective, with two doses providing about 97% protection against measles. For more information on measles and vaccinations, visit King ...

A baby in Colorado has contracted measles, according to state health officials. The child, who is under 1 year old and lives in Denver County, was unvaccinated due to age.

Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are 97% effective in preventing measles. People who survived it also generally have lifelong protection.

Vaccination helped reduce the nation’s mumps cases drastically from 152,209 cases in 1968 to 231 in 2003. Cases remained low for decades before increasing since 2006.