A single case of measles is a health emergency? Wow. When I was a kid, measles was just one more right of passage as you were growing up.
Yes. Because measles is highly contagious. Would you prefer they had said nothing until there was a death or two, and thousands sick?
“When I was a kid, measles was just one more right of passage as you were growing up.”
Yeah,,, but they quarantined your house, right? They did mine in 52 or 53. My Sister and I both got it. Then my Sister got the mumps, and I had to stay in her room all day, and play with the little brat. Never did catch the mumps.
In most cases, that is true, but measles can cause permanent damage and sometimes even kill. I know a child who is deaf due to a case of measles.
If a pregnant woman contracts German measles, it can kill the baby. There was even an Agatha Christie mystery based on this.