After two measles cases were identified in Houston; an outbreak has been reported in West Texas. Doctors say it's a ...

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

Texas Health and Human Services reports that seven children have been hospitalized with the disease. All were unvaccinated.

The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert warning of an outbreak, saying there are at least 10 confirmed cases.

General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots. About 1 in 5 unvaccinated people in the US who get measles will be hospitalized, according to the CDC.

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Elsewhere, the Georgia Department of Public Health today reported two more measles cases in unvaccinated Atlanta residents.

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, usually causes mild symptoms akin to cold that go away on their own. But for babies, some young children and older adults ... cases of measles in the state ...