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L.A. County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection – The Washington Post

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 …

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L.A. child dies from complication of infant measles infection

L.A. child dies from complication of infant measles infection

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 …

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Los Angeles County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection

Los Angeles County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection

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 …

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Child dies of horrifying measles complication in Los Angeles

Child dies of horrifying measles complication in Los Angeles

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 …

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Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery

Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery

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 …

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Polly Holliday, who played Flo on hit sitcom “Alice,” dies at 88

Polly Holliday, who played Flo on hit sitcom “Alice,” dies at 88

Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland. She was the last surviving member of the principal …

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Polly Holliday, who played Flo on ‘Alice,’ dies

Polly Holliday, who played Flo on ‘Alice,’ dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland. She was the last surviving …

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