Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas. This week, an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak,

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A rapid spreading measles outbreak across the United States has Alabama health care professionals pushing for vaccinations, especially among children.

The Trump administration is hampering efforts to fight the measles outbreak that took the life of a an unvaccinated school-aged child this week in Texas, according to an MSNBC medical consultant Dr. Davita Patel.

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The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a home in the town of Sweden suffered life-threatening injuries. A supplemental budget in the Maine legislature to shore up a $118 million shortfall in Medicaid funding will not take effect immediately. The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas. A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. President Donald Trump said Monday that his tariffs on Canada and Mexico are starting next month, ending a monthlong suspension on the planned import taxes that could potentially hurt economic growth and worsen inflation. Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump's administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren't expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows.

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.3 million people were infected with measles and 107,500 died. Most were unvaccinated people or children younger than five. Cases were most common in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia where incomes are low and health services insufficient.

Vaccines are the most effective tools to combat measles. Breakthrough cases — infections among the vaccinated — are extremely rare. But as outbreaks spread, it’s important to review your own vaccination status and make sure you are properly protected.

Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.