"Stay safe and healthy when traveling abroad. Measles spreads easily through coughing and sneezing. It can cause serious illness, even death. Make sure you and your family are vaccinated for measles before you travel.
Are you traveling abroad? You might not think about measles when you are preparing for your trip, but it is a health risk in many destinations. Make sure you and your family are vaccinated for measles and other diseases before you travel abroad.
After your trip, you want to bring home fun souvenirs, a camera full of photos, and fantastic memories—not measles!
Travelers who are not vaccinated are at risk of getting measles
Each year, unvaccinated people get infected while in other countries and bring the disease into the United States and spread it to others. Measles cases and outbreaks still occur in many parts of the world. Each year, an estimated 10 million people are affected by measles and measles kills almost 110,000 people around the world. The majority of measles cases that are brought into the United States come from unvaccinated U.S. residents.
Measles is highly contagious and can spread to others through coughing and sneezing. Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the people close to that person who are not immune will also become infected. An infected person can also spread measles to others 4 days before the rash even develops.."Measles and travel
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