Measles
- Scientific name
- Measles morbillivirus
- Organism type
- Virus
- Symptoms
- High fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes (conjunctivitis), followed by a characteristic red rash that spreads from the head down the body.
- Incubation period
- 7-14 days after exposure
- Transmission
- Airborne transmission via respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing; the virus can remain infectious in the air or on surfaces for up to 2 hours.
A highly contagious respiratory viral illness capable of rapid spread among unvaccinated populations.
Public Health Trace does not yet have any commonly associated foods or any reported outbreak investigations for Measles. Everything below reflects only what has actually been published.
Reported case trend
There isn't enough reported data in this period to summarize a trend.
Reported cases by state
No states reported cases in this dataset for the selected period.
CDC's weekly surveillance reports aren't currently linked to individual states in Public Health Trace's data (a known data-pipeline gap, not a lack of real activity). The map below, built from individual reported outbreak investigations instead, is a real, working substitute for state-level context on this disease.
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