Another 10 measles, confirmed in Texas, resulting in a total of 58; Experts alert the actual number may be higher – khou.com

Hawston – the outbreak of measles in Western Texas continues to spread with 10 more confirmed cases on Tuesday, with a total amount of up to 58, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. It is said that this has been the largest hearth in Texas in 30 years.

TDHS said 13 patients were hospitalized.

The outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory virus is mainly concentrated in a nearby rural community in Gaines County. Most patients are members of a Menonite Community which Visit small private religious schools or at home.

There are 13 additional cases in the southern plains in Texas.

• Gaines County – 45
• Terry County – 9
• Yoakum – 2
• Lubbock – 1
• Lin – 1

All, except 10 South Plains patients, are 17 or floor.

Four patients have been vaccinated with the rest of the or non -vague, or their status is unknown, TDHS said.

“The real numbers are probably much larger,” said Dr. Peter Hotes, a condesion of the Texas Children’s Hospital for Vaccines Development, “KHou 11 told Monday. “Some reports say there may be 200 to 300.”

Eight people in the neighboring Eastern New Mexico are also diagnosed with measles. Public health staff there suspect that some of the state cases are related to the outbreak of Texas, but have not confirmed it.

In January, the Houston Ministry of Health identified two confirmed measles cases associated with recent international trips. Both patients were unvaccinated adults living together.

Up to 9 out of 10 sensitive people will receive the virus, if exposed, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Related: 2 cases of measles associated with confirmed international trips, says the Houston Health Department

Symptoms usually start from 7 to 14 days after the infection, says CDC.

• High temperature (can jump to more than 104 °)
• Cough
• Liquid nose
• Red, watery eyes or conjunctivitis
• Small white spots can appear inside the mouth two to three days after the onset of symptoms.

Usually a rash occurs three to five days after the first symptoms, according to CDC. It usually starts as flat red spots that appear on the face of the hair. They then spread down to the neck, trunk, arms, legs and legs.

• Small raised irregularities can also appear on flat red spots.
• Spots can be combined together as they spread from head to the rest of the body.
• When the rash occurs, a person’s fever can jump to more than 104 ° Fahrenheit.

• Children under 5 and pregnant women are at the highest risk of serious complications that lead to hospitalization.
• Most people will recover from measles, but dangerous complications may include pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling, or even death.
• Morbal can also lead to severe diarrhea or ear infections.

• Experts say that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) is safe and highly effective in preventing measles infection and severe cases of the disease.
• The first shot is recommended for children between the ages of 12 and 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years. A series of vaccines is required for children before entering the kindergarten in public schools across the country.
• Before the vaccine was introduced in 1963, the United States saw about 3 million to 4 million cases a year. Now it is usually less than 200 for a normal year.
• There is no connection between vaccine and autism, despite the already discredited study and health misinformation.

In communities with high vaccination rates – over 95% – diseases such as measles are more difficult to spread time through communities. This is called “herd immunity.”

But the degree of childhood vaccination decreases throughout the country, as the pandemic and more parents claim religious or personal refusals for conscience to release their children from the necessary photos.

Gaines County has one of the highest percentages in Texas of school-age children who give up at least one needed vaccine, with nearly 14% of K-12 children in 2023-24. Health officials say that this number is probably more large because it does not include many children who are at home and whose data will not be reported.