Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease caused by a virus, and can be severe or even fatal. According to the U.S.

Yahoo News answers some of the most frequently asked questions about measles amid the Texas and New Mexico outbreaks.

As first measles death is confirmed in the U.S. since 2015, experts warn the current West Texas outbreak is likely to spread.

The United Family pharmacies will be offering the MMR vaccine to protect against measles to local Texas communities. Here is ...

State and local health officials are urging individuals to receive MMR vaccine as Texas reaches 124 cases this week. Here is ...

Measles was called the common killer of children and the public health department does not want to repeat history.

In today’s Health Alert, measles cases are climbing across the U.S., with Texas seeing the largest outbreak. Health officials ...

At Trump's first cabinet meeting Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy said he was 'watching' the measles outbreak in Texas closely.

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles ...

An unvaccinated child has died of measles in Texas, the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. At least 124 people have ...

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Texas health officials say the school-aged child, not vaccinated, and was ...

As of Feb. 20, there were a total of 93 measles cases reported in eight states: Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New ...