1st 2025 Georgia measles case reported in metro Atlanta

The highly contagious and vaccine-preventable disease is mostly fatal in children under 5, but the childhood MMR vaccine rate has dropped five percentage points over the past 10 years. Meanwhile, the ...
The measles case involves an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident and they are believed to have contracted the virus within ...
Symptoms appear seven to fourteen days after exposure and typically include fever, cough running nose, and a rash.