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| Getting vaccinated against measles is the best protection |
It is horrific to see the number of measles cases in Canada rising rapidly when it was considered eradicated from the country 25 years ago.
But now we are seeing 914 cases across the country as of Friday, far more than the 751 infections for all of 2011.
Measles are highly infectious and now further complicated especially for children who could contract extremely rare neurological conditions. Two unvaccinated children in the United States have died in Texas.
The measles virus can cause a high fever and can suppress the immune system. Some children can get ear infections and diarrhea, though more serious complications can lead to the swelling of the brain, called encephalitis.
It's so sad post-Covid to discover so many people and their children are not vaccinated from measles which is the easiest way to protect themselves and others.
"This is a big deal disease. You do not want to have what people call natural immunity from measles because the risk of having measles itself is so significant," explained Dr Cora Constantinescu, a pediatrician and infectious diseases specialist at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.
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