Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier

A school-age child has died from a rare complication of measles contracted in infancy Los Angeles County vitality bureaucrats reported Thursday The child who had been too young to be vaccinated when they were infected by the virus died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis according to the county wellness department The incurable disorder causes progressive brain damage and is nearly universally fatal About in people who get measles develops the disorder but the menace is in for infants This circumstance is a painful reminder of how dangerous measles can be especially for our the majority vulnerable group members reported Dr Muntu Davis Los Angeles County healthcare officer Infants too young to be vaccinated rely on all of us to help protect them through district immunity This has been the worst year for measles in the U S in more than three decades as childhood vaccination rates decline and domestic and international outbreaks have spread The Centers for Affection Control and Prevention established cases as of Tuesday Three people have died The measles mumps and rubella vaccine is safe and is effective at preventing measles after two doses Doctors recommend kids get a shot at - months old and a second one at age - years The Associated Press Wellbeing and Science Department receives encouragement from the Howard Hughes Diagnostic Institute s Department of Science Coaching and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content Source