Measles are one of the most contagious diseases known to man. Measles is an acute, highly contagious viral capable of producing epidemics. Since the introduction of the measles vaccination in 1963, the number of measles cases has decreased to about 100 cases has decrease's to about 100 cases reported annually in the United States. Measles are spread by respiratory droplets to small for the human eye.
These droplets are inhaled and the virus attaches to the lining of the airways and begins multiplying--causing the disease. Although measles is usually considered a childhood disease; it c…
