With the death of another person due to measles in the United States, the number of measles -based deaths in the country rose to 2. The State Ministry of Health announced that this death was the second measles -related life loss in the last 10 years.
Second life loss in 10 years
A person who died in the US state of New Mexico died. The State Ministry of Health announced that it was the second loss of measles in the country in the last 10 years.
New Mexico Ministry of Health Public Information Officer David Morgan said that the person who lost his life did not have a vaccination and did not want any medical support before his death.
Morgan stated that the loss of life is the first death due to measles throughout the state for more than 40 years and that the investigation into the cause of death continues.
159 measles cases were seen
The loss of life of the adult patient whose name was not disclosed was the first death in the state.
US officials, measles of measles spread rapidly in Western Texas said that as of Tuesday 159 measles of measles reported. New Mexico’ya Lea County’de 10 cases were identified.
Two doses of vaccine is 97 percent effective
Last week, a child in Texas was the first death to die in the United States due to measles in the last decade. Recalling that the child who lost his life is not a vaccine experts, MMR vaccine is the most effective way to prevent measles and two doses of vaccine is effective by 97 percent, he says.
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