According to health officials, the biggest U.S. measles outbreak in a decade, with 34 people infected in Indiana and Illinois last year, was caused by a 17-year-old girl who had traveled to Romania. The unvaccinated girl brought the disease to U.S. from Romania.
This outbreak accounted for more than half of the total 66 measles cases in the U.S in 2005. It was reported that the Indiana girl got infected when she visited a Romanian orphanage on a church-mission trip. And the others became infected after they attended a church gathering with her the day after her return. 33 people in Indiana and 1 in Illinois became infected, but no one died.
Dr. Philip Gould, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, “Orphanages are known to be higher risk for measles. The main point is to ensure that people do get vaccinated, especially prior to leaving the country, going to a place that physicians suspect that measles is a risk”.
Measles is one of the most infectious diseases in the world. It is a respiratory illness, that is caused by a virus.
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