Experts Warn That a Deadly Disease That Causes ‘Immune Amnesia’ Is Surging in the U.S.

Key Points Measles cases are surging in the U.S. Infectious disease doctors are worried about the fallout. “Measles is not a trivial infection,” says William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. While the country did see some measles cases, they were usually in people who had visited other countries. With fewer parents giving their children the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, measles cases are creeping back up, Dr. Russo points out.