Why Is It Important to Continue Vaccinating Children in the United

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Multiple Choice

Why is it important to continue vaccinating children in the United States against measles, even though it is now a rare disease in the Western Hemisphere?

• A) A rare complication of measles is subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) that is characterized by progressive brain degeneration, and generally results in death within 2 years.
• B) Measles that occurs during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, premature labor, and low-birth-weight babies.
• C) Occasionally, the measles virus causes viral pneumonia, with rapid breathing, shortness of breath, and dusky skin color from lack of adequate O₂ in the blood.
• D) Encephalitis is a rare but serious complication of measles that sometimes results in permanent brain damage, with mental disability, deafness, and epilepsy.
• E) All of these complications are reasons that the measles vaccine should be continued in the United States.

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