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LA County reports child died from rare measles complication after infection in infancy  Reuters L.A. County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection  The Washington Post Child’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an Infection  Scientific American L.A. child dies from complication of measles infection contracted in infancy  Los Angeles Times Child dies from complication of measles …

L.A. County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection  The Washington Post Los Angeles County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection  CNN Child dies from SSPE, a rare measles-related complication, LA County Public Health officials say  ABC7 Los Angeles Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier  AP News Los Angeles County child dies from complications caused by …

Rare but Serious Complication Shows Flu’s Potential Harm  The New York Times Source link

A school-age child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare complication of measles after contracting the disease in infancy, the county public health department announced Thursday. The child — who was not old enough to be vaccinated at the time of infection — died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a fatal progressive brain disorder that strikes roughly 1 in …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A school-age child in Los Angeles County who had measles as an infant has died of a rare complication, the county health department said Thursday. The child was infected before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine, the agency says; the first vaccination is recommended between 12 months and 15 months of age, followed by …

A child in Los Angeles has died of a measles-related brain disorder stemming from an infection in infancy, the Los Angeles County health department reported Thursday. Specifically, the child died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare, but always fatal complication that strikes years after an initial measles infection. The health department’s announcement offered few details about the child, including …

A school-age child in Los Angeles has died of a rare complication from measles, years after being infected with the virus. The Los Angeles health department announced the death Thursday, part of a warning to residents about the importance of getting vaccinated. The department said the child got measles as an infant before they were eligible for their first measles-mumps-rubella …

By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Ahead of flu season, parents are being warned that healthy children could develop a life-threatening condition after being infected with the virus.  More than 6million children are infected with flu every year. Most recover without medical care, but among patients under five years old, between 6,000 and 25,000 are hospitalized annually while about 37 …

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving condition usually triggered by the flu, causing sudden brain swelling. It’s thought that the virus prompts the immune system to go haywire. Affected children can go from having mild …

This deadly flu complication has surged in children, study reports  San Francisco Chronicle Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn  NBC News This Severe Flu-Related Neurologic Complication Occurred Mostly in Healthy Kids  MedPage Today Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, Stanford Medicine-led study finds  Stanford Medicine Clinical Features and outcomes of nine children with Acute Necrotizing …