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'''Measles''' is a highly [[contagious]], but rarely fatal, viral [[disease]]. There were 220 reported cases of measles in the [[United States]] in 2011. The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] attributes most of these cases to parents choosing not to vaccinate their children.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref> In recent years, the number of measles cases in the U.S. has increased. According to the CDC, this is due to unvaccinated travelers contracting measles overseas and then spreading the virus when they return to the country.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/24/136618682/u-s-measles-cases-hit-15-year-high?ps=sh_sthdl]</ref>

'''Measles''' is a highly [[contagious]] viral [[disease]] which is easily treatable and has not typically been fatal for more than a half-century. There has been only one reported death in the U.S. from measles since 2003 (actually, from [[pneumonia]] induced by measles).<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2015/07/02/first-u-s-measles-death-in-more-than-a-decade/#55e36712a196</ref> The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] attributes most cases of measles in the U.S. to parents choosing not to vaccinate their children.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref> In recent years, the number of measles cases in the U.S. has increased. According to the CDC, this is due to unvaccinated travelers contracting measles overseas and then spreading the virus when they return to the country.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/24/136618682/u-s-measles-cases-hit-15-year-high?ps=sh_sthdl]</ref>

In 2013, the CDC announced that measles outbreaks were increasing, almost entirely among people who were not properly vaccinated.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/05/measles-cdc-vaccine-vaccinations-disease/3878375/]</ref>

In 2013, the CDC announced that measles outbreaks were increasing, almost entirely among people who were not properly vaccinated.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/05/measles-cdc-vaccine-vaccinations-disease/3878375/]</ref>

==Transmission==

==Transmission==

Measles is very contagious, the virus is spread by respiratory droplets (when an infected person coughs, sneezes, etc). Measles virus can survive in the air and on surfaces for up to 2 hours, and 90% of non-immune people who are exposed to measles become infected<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref>

Measles is very contagious, the virus is spread by respiratory droplets (when an infected person coughs, sneezes, etc). Measles virus can survive in the air and on surfaces for up to 2 hours, and 90% of non-immune people who are exposed to measles become infected.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html</ref>

==Symptoms==

==Symptoms==