With insights from Melinda Cooper, RN, BSN, CIC, WakeMed Infection Prevention Nurse, and Dr. Chris Ingram, Infectious Disease Physician & Medical Director of WakeMed Infection Prevention Caused by a virus, measles is one of the most contagious respiratory diseases known to us. It is preventable via vaccine. Measles is spread through close contact with an […]
Measles has in effect been eliminated from the United States due to widespread vaccination. However, there are still occasional outbreaks that occur when an unvaccinated person travels to a foreign country where the disease is still prevalent. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health, seven cases of […]
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