Despite being declared eliminated in America more than two decades ago, measles has made a significant resurgence and is on track to break modern records. With no known treatment, patients must try to manage symptoms like high fever and potential respiratory or neurological complications that can be fatal for unvaccinated children. Our expert explains the dangers of the current uptick in cases and sets the record straight on vaccine misinformation.
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- Dr. Ben Bradley, medical director, ARUP Laboratories, assistant professor, University of Utah School of Medicine
While researchers believed cases of SSPE were far and few between, Dr. Ben Bradley says newer data is showing it’s not as uncommon as they hoped.
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