Posted on 08/19/2013 1:03:17 AM PDT by TexGrill
HOUSTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in the U.S. state of Texas have issued a measles alert due to a sharp increase of cases this year.
About a dozen people have been confirmed to have measles in Texas so far this year, local media outlet Houston Chronicle on Sunday quoted state health authorities as saying.
Texas had six reported cases of measles in 2011, while no cases were reported in 2012, according to the report.
Given the alarming rise, state health officials are urging immunization and asking health care providers to watch for potential exposures and patients with measles symptoms, especially in North Texas.
Measles can be spread by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes.
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Looks like there may be a few mumps along the way...
Wouldn’t be surprised to see polio make a comeback soon.
With the arrival of new illegal immigrants, be prepared for the re-occurrence of these once eradicated diseases.
Gee, what good things illegals bring to US
I didn’t see anything in the article about how it could be a result of so many illegals coming into the US without any sort of medical screening.
There used to be a time when our government protected our citizenry. Ahhh the good old days....
***Wouldn’t be surprised to see polio make a comeback soon.***
I remember the epidemic of the 1950s! And I remember people who caught it! It is NO LAUGHING MATTER!
No doubt it will sneak in across the border inside a poor peon.
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