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Related: About this forumMeasles outbreak: man suspected to have died of disease in Swansea
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/apr/19/measles-outbreak-man-died-swanseaThe Swansea coroner is investigating whether a 25-year-old man has died of measles. The city is at the centre of a major outbreak of the highly infectious disease, and the fatality if the cause is confirmed would be the first UK death from measles since 2008. Seventy-seven people have needed hospital treatment during the outbreak.
More than 800 cases, many among 10- to 18-year-olds, have been reported since November, and numbers are rising steadily and spreading north from the south of the country despite health authorities organising special immunisation clinics at hospitals and schools.
The man is being named locally as Gareth Williams. His body was found in a flat in the city on Friday. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Health officials have repeatedly warned parents of children who had not had the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to arrange vaccination for them "as a matter of urgency".
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Measles outbreak: man suspected to have died of disease in Swansea (Original Post)
xchrom
Apr 2013
OP
No, you're thinking of smallpox. Sadly, periodic measles outbreaks aren't that unusual. n/t
winter is coming
Apr 2013
#2
When you're little, "SHOT!" is a far bigger concern than what's in it. n/t
winter is coming
Apr 2013
#4
gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)1. I remember as a little kid getting a bunch of shots for this
I thought the WHO said that this disease was eradicated?
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)2. No, you're thinking of smallpox. Sadly, periodic measles outbreaks aren't that unusual. n/t
gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)3. Thanks sorry I got it mixed up
I was little and not paying close attention
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)4. When you're little, "SHOT!" is a far bigger concern than what's in it. n/t