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Science Quickly

Measles Is Back, and That’s Scary

Science Quickly

Scientific American

Science

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today we’re going to look at how measles—a disease that was practically eliminated in the U.S.—has resurged in recent months, because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You can sense the glory.

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Is this distorted something?

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Feel it in your bones.

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Wow! The quarterfinals.

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where every decision costs more means more and makes history.

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This is where the season is defined.

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Oh, it's matching.

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Every game. Total.

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Total amissable.

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0:27.0

Quarterfinals, only on TNT Sports.

0:30.0

Hi, this is Your Health Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series.

0:36.0

We bring you the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your mind.

0:41.0

And we break down the medical research to help you stay healthy.

0:44.0

I'm Tanya Lewis.

0:45.2

I'm Josh Fishman.

0:47.9

We are Scientific American senior health editors.

0:51.3

Today we're going to look at how measles, a disease that was practically eliminated in the US,

0:57.0

has resurged in recent months because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines.

1:05.0

Just a week ago, the U.S. reported its 113th case of measles for 2024.

1:14.0

That's more cases than we had in all of 2023,

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