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What are some possible explanations for the major increase in measles cases?
What are some possible explanations for the major increase in measles cases?
The major reason for increase in measles cases is 'vaccine hesitancy'. It is characterized as the acceptance, or outright refusal of vaccines despite having many vaccination programs and awareness.
The second major feeding for spreading is civil strife.
More than 73% of the cases among among newly developed cases are those who were not vaccinated against measles.
Misconception of eradication of measles. Reports says that measles are still common in many parts of the world.
Since US is the travel hotspot, the travelers are key transmitters of the disease. This holds true because humans are the only reservoir of the virus. It is only communicable from infected individual.
The rate of infection is high when the infection reaches a community where groups of people are unvaccinated.The spreading of measles is higher in communities with pockets of unvaccinated people.
Poor health care infrastructure to consistently carry out immunization campaigns also contribute for the recent hike in new cases .