An outbreak of measles that has been spreading across the country has reached Ohio.Health officials say that an unvaccinated adult in the northeastern part of the state contracted the disease earlier this week.Across the entire country, more cases of measles have been reported so far in 2025 than in any other year since 2019.As of March 21, 378 different cases have been reported across the United States this year. Over half of those are in Texas, though individual cases have now spread across all regions of the United States, with fears that the outbreak could continue to spread even further.Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease. Health officials say it can cause fever, cough, runny nose, and potentially even death to those infected by it. However, the disease is perhaps best known for the distinctive red rash that infected individuals display.Thomas Lamarre, the director of infectious diseases at Christ Hospital, said that the outbreak can be directly attributed back to a decline in vaccination rates across the United States."We don't consider this normal," Lamarre said of the outbreak. "I think there have been statements that we see measles, there's been outbreaks yearly, but the outbreaks are more frequent. The outbreaks are larger, and they've they've doubled since 2008."Lamarre said that as many as 10% to 16% of children could potentially be expected to contract the disease if they become exposed to it."Models estimate that if one person in a school of 500 kids was infected, just one at our current vaccination rates, 50 to 80 children would become infected," Lamarre told 바카라게임.Lamarre urges parents to vaccinate their children for the disease if they have not done so already."Two doses is over 97 percent effective," Lamarre said. "And, of course, immunity is lifelong. So if you had two doses when you're younger, you don't have to get a booster."Lamarre said that even just one dose of the vaccine is 93% effective. This number accounts for preventing symptomatic infection of the disease or contraction altogether.Two children have already died in the United States due to this year's measles outbreak so far. 17% of this year's reported cases resulted in hospitalization for the infected.In light of this, Lamarre said that it is frustrating for him and other physicians to see the resurgence of a disease that is causing needless harm and death to children because of their parents' decisions."In 2002, measles was declared eliminated from the United States," Lamarre said. "So, we're dealing with now that we shouldn't be because vaccination is so effective." Health officials say that they also worry about the resurgence of other once-previously common diseases like smallpox and polio experiencing a resurgence again if current trends of declining vaccination rates continue in the United States.