Measles outbreak in the US, with 164 cases reported, highlights the importance of vaccination to prevent this contagious ...

Citation: Agnew T (2025) Childhood infectious diseases: Measles, Nursing Times [online]; 121: 4.

EUROPE was rocked by fresh measles fears as cases surged to their highest level in over 25 years. Global health officials ...

Skin reactions can be alarming, especially when they appear suddenly. Many people struggle to tell the difference between ...

They are not normally itchy. The rash looks brown or red on white skin. It may be harder to see on darker skin. Complications are rare, but measles can lead to pneumonia, meningitis, blindness ...

Tips to identify measles as several states report outbreaks of three cases or more. Texas has already reported more than 145 cases since late January.

Measles usually starts with symptoms similar to a common cold, progressing to a rash after a few days and occasionally small ...

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection. The most common symptom is a blotchy rash that appears red in lighter skin tones and brown or purplish in darker skin tones. This rash usually forms ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning over a "highly infectious" disease that was common back in Victorian times. Government health chiefs said in a new alert on X, formerly ...

Several measles outbreaks across ... the same order it appears, leaving a brown-colored area (in lighter skinned individuals but not in those with darker skin), followed by fine peeling of the ...