Well, this was at least the situation back in January 2015!!!
The patients in California ranged in age between seven months and 70 years, and at least 28 of them were unvaccinated. But that wasn’t all by choice: Six are infants who were too young to receive the shot. The first dose of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is typically given to children 12 months or older, with the second dose administered before they start kindergarten around age five.
Of the confirmed cases, 42 were linked to Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in Orange County.
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads rapidly through the air from coughing and sneezing. The initial exposures occurred in December, but additional confirmed cases visited the parks while they were infectious in January. Less than two weeks ago, only nine cases were confirmed in this California-centered outbreak.
Because there are also cases where the patients haven’t visited Disneyland—or any venues where travelers congregate, such as other amusement parks and airports—the health department recommends that measles be considered in any patient with clinically compatible symptoms at this time. It usually starts with a fever that lasts a couple of days, followed by coughing, runny nose, pink eye, and a rash that appears on the face, hairline, behind the ears, and eventually the entire body.
The U.S. experienced a record number of measles cases in 2014, with 644 cases in 27 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s the greatest number of cases since measles elimination was documented in the country in 2000.
This is the link to a great article on the same topic in one of my fav. science pages
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/dear-parents-you-are-being-lied
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1695357-vacunar-si-o-si
Quite a topic,isn't it? Let's discuss this tomorrow!!!
XXX
Andrea
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