Measles

What are the best sites to find out about the disease measles? We’ve started with these. What else should be here?

1. Center for Disease Control: Measles – Measles is one of the most infectious diseases in the world. This site describes the disease, symptoms, complications, transmission, and who should and shouldn’t get the vaccine. (www.cdc.gov)

2. Measles Initiative – Launched in February 2001, the Measles Initiative is a long-term commitment to control measles deaths, starting in Africa by vaccinating at-risk children 15 years old and younger. (www.measlesinitiative.org)

3. MedLine Plus: Measles – Site from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health discusses prevention and screening of measles, latest news, pictures and diagrams, statistics, and clinical trials. (www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus)

4. World Health Organization: Measles – Provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programs and offices working on measles research and prevention. (www.who.int)

5. Measles Publication – Comprehensive, 20-page document sponsored and published by the CDC describing everything known about the disease from its first origins to current treatment modalities. (www.cdc.gov/nip/publications)