Cuts to public health funding<\/a> have also contributed to the spread, he added, along with a wave of fake conspiracy theories that mislead people about the importance of getting vaccinated.<\/p>\nDisease expert predicts more cases, hospitalizations and deaths<\/p>\n
Many public health officials suspected the United States will lose its measles elimination status by the end of 2025,. It hasn’t yet, but 2026’s outbreaks may do so.<\/p>\n
That would mean there’s sustained measles transmission in local communities for more than 12 months, he said, without the disease being introduced from outside the country.<\/p>\n
What are common measles symptoms?<\/p>\n
Measles cases typically start with a high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n
After a few days of symptoms, tiny white spots pop up inside the mouth, the public health agency said, followed by a rash of small red spots that appear on the face and then the rest of the body.<\/p>\n
Symptoms typically appear about seven to 14 days after being exposed to the virus, the national public health agency said.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the most common measles symptoms, according to the CDC:<\/p>\n
Complications from measles usually include ear infections and diarrhea, the CDC said, while more serious complications include pneumonia and encephalitis.<\/p>\n
“Some people think of measles as just a little rash and fever that clears up in a few days,” the CDC warned. “But measles can cause serious health complications.”<\/p>\n
Who is most at risk of measles?<\/p>\n
“Anyone who is not protected against measles is at risk” of getting sick, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n
What’s the best way to protect against the virus?<\/p>\n
“The best way to protect against measles is with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine,” the CDC said.<\/p>\n
The federal health agency said the two-dose vaccine is safe and about 97% effective at preventing measles.<\/p>\n
Children can get vaccinated against measles as early as 6 months old.<\/p>\n
The CDC recommends that kids get one dose between ages 12 to 15 months of age, and the second dose at 4 to 6 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Measles cases in California in 2026 have already more than doubled the total for all of 2025, state…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,30108,9,8,8291,117374,53248],"class_list":["post-413747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-department-of-public-health","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-cdc","tag-confirmed-cases","tag-measles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}