I have heard that measles is a deadly disease. Is it true?

You are more likely to get people to buy your Pharmaceutical Drug if you call an ordinary Illness a deadly… by canadian-coconut. ... He was not afraid as he had never heard of a child injured by measles. ... I believe that by avoiding measles and other normal childhood illness, we have given rise to TRUE DISEASE! read more

Measles is a serious respiratory disease (in the lungs and breathing tubes) that causes a rash and fever. It is very contagious. In rare cases, it can be deadly. read more

Measles is often painted as a trivial disease by the anti-vaccination movement. It is not – it kills or causes brain damage in two or three out of every 1000 cases, even in wealthy countries. Here’s another reason it isn’t trivial: having measles destroys your immunity to other diseases – and some of those are far more deadly. read more

Not a trivial disease' Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, says,"Measles is not a trivial disease. If you have a measles outbreak, a proportion of people are going to have serious complications." The complications can be as serious as permanent brain damage. read more

Measles is an endemic disease, meaning it has been continually present in a community, and many people develop resistance. In populations not exposed to measles, exposure to the new disease can be devastating. In 1529, a measles outbreak in Cuba killed two-thirds of those natives who had previously survived smallpox. read more