Summary
A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has surged to 49 confirmed cases, mostly among unvaccinated school-age children, with officials suspecting hundreds more unreported infections.
The outbreak is centered in Gaines County, home to a large Mennonite population with low vaccination rates. Despite CDC support, Texas has not requested federal intervention.
The outbreak has now spread to Lubbock, raising wider public health concerns.
Experts warn it could persist for months without increased vaccination efforts, but skepticism toward vaccines remains a significant barrier.
How bad are the measles, really? Asking because I was born in the 1st fucking world and never met anyone under a 100 that met someone with it.
Kills around 3/1000 in the US, BUT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles
“In the US, 20 percent of people with measles are typically hospitalized. Five percent develop pneumonia, and up to 3 in 1,000 die of the infection. In rare cases, measles can cause a fatal disease of the central nervous system called Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which develops years after infection. Measles also wipes out immune responses to other infections (a phenomenon known as immune amnesia), making people vulnerable to other infectious diseases.”
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/02/texas-measles-outbreak-climbs-to-48-cases-almost-all-kids-13-hospitalized/
REALLY fucking bad
Compared to a lot of terrible shit, less bad? But still bad. You’d have to be young or old to die from it with modern medicine.
So with RFK we’re doomed.
Like vaccines!
Sorry, we can’t talk about illegal drugs.
Isn’t the measles the one where you can live with modern medicine, but you’re still likely to be disfigured possibly even paralyzed in some manner? Or is that the mumps I’m thinking of?
Are you thinking of polio?
If you JUST get measles, you should be fine. The issue is the potential for immune amnesia - meaning the potential for opportunistic infection is incredibly high, as is the potential for that infection to become serious.
If there is a bed available at the hospital, and you can afford the extra expense.
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