More than 700 people have been diagnosed with measles in the U.S. this year. In California, just 42 people have come down with the disease.
The biggest outbreaks are in New York, where more than 670 people have been diagnosed with measles. In California, just 42 people have come down with the disease this year, in part because of steps the state has taken to curb outbreaks, experts say.
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. Whereas someone with ebola is likely to infect two other people, one person with measles is expected to infect between 12 and 18. The only way to prevent an outbreak of measles, scientists say, is to rely on something they call herd immunity.
In a population with higher vaccination rates, an outbreak would have been more contained -- or prevented altogether. California is one of three states that does not allow personal or religious belief exemptions. The other two, Mississippi and West Virginia, have had no measles cases so far this year.to try to stem future outbreaks. But California’s law hasn’t been a silver bullet.
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