Kids infected with the disease known as measles can face long-term health complications. Measles has seen an increase in overall cases in children, with 1-3 out of every 1000 cases leading to death. Measles is known to compromise the immune system, which can lead to different viral infections throughout a child’s life. The most common of these is pneumonia, which is the leading cause of death in young children. Measles, which is caused by a highly contagious virus that is known to cause fevers, rashes on the skin, and coughing, is the 3 main symptoms of measles. If you think you have it, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. Measles can cause brain swelling in rarer cases, which is a main risk to developing seizures, but also reports say that people who contracted measles can lose up to 73 percent of antibodies. To recover those antibodies, a person will have to contract all the diseases again and fight them off, which brings a larger risk of death.

Getting a vaccine for measles is essential in protecting yourself against the disease as compared to unvaccinated kids. Reports say that people with the measles vaccine have a lower chance of getting measles, but it has also been shown to keep antibodies intact, which will help fight off different viruses compared to losing them. But with measles vaccines going down, it’s only a matter of time before measles becomes a major threat again.

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https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/kids-infected-with-measles-face-long-term-health-consequences-vaccines-can-prevent-all-of-them

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/well/measles-outbreaks-effects-complications.html