Measles cases rise in Mexico

spread Measles No signs of slowdown in Mexico appear. Between 21 and 25 July, the number of confirmed infections increased in 2025 3553 to 3730An increase of 197 in only four days, according to the Ministry of Health. Experts and health officials in Mexico have warned that the speed of the transmission of the virus is increasing.

Until now, the outbreak of the lives of 12 people: 11 in the state of Chihua – which borders Texas to the north, the center The outbreak of measles in the United States– With another death in the case of Sonora adjacent to the West. Mexican health authorities have called on all health care providers to enhance monitoring and prevention measures to contain the spread of the virus.

Children between the ages of zero and four years are the most affected by the population, with 838 infections – 8.05 cases per 100,000 children. People between the ages of 25 and 29 represent a large number of infections – 512 cases – while there were 419 cases between 30 and 34 years.

the The latest bulletin Sinave, issued by the National Observatory in Mexico, notes that infections focus in Chihuahua. The border state has reported 3490 cases, which represents 93 percent of the country’s total. So far, a total of 7,086 possible cases have been calculated, in 82 municipalities in 20 states of the country.

In light of the danger of the disease, the Chihua government activated what is called the “Khwariz Shield Strategy”. The initiative includes a huge free vaccination campaign for those between the ages of six months and 49 years. Last week, the state’s health authorities vaccinated about 42,000 people against measles.

The Ministry of Health also launched “The rapid response plan for the interruption of measles“A multi -part initiative aims, among other things, to enhance epidemiological monitoring and laboratory diagnosis to accelerate the identification and containment of cases. The plan also suggests setting controls in clinics and going out in society to break the transmission chain, which includes the isolation of potential and confirmed cases in health care settings.

The return of measles is a global problem

Measles is one of the most viral diseases in the world. It spreads through infected physical fluids or by air mobile. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus can remain active in the air or on the surfaces for up to two hours. The injured person can hit up to nine out United States Centers to control diseases.

Any non -fortified person can contract with the disease, although it is more common in children. Initial symptoms include an increase in fever, cough, gonorrhea and rash that spreads on the body. The custody period ranges from 10 to 14 days, and the disease lasts between four and seven days.

Measles complications affect a small minority of patients, but they can be fatal, which are the main cause of death after infection. It can include blindness, brain inflammation, severe diarrhea, dehydration, ear infections, and pneumonia. The complications are particularly dangerous for children under the age of five, adults over the age of 30, and patients with malnutrition or the weak immune system. Moreover, According to the World Health OrganizationThe virus weakens the immune system, making patients vulnerable to other infections.

There is no specific treatment for the group, so comprehensive vaccination is the best prevention strategy. But after successful judiciary strategies in many parts of the world, including the United States, the virus has returned to appearing in some of these places in recent years due to low vaccination rates. In 2023, the World Health Organization recorded 10.3 million cases worldwide, and an annual increase of 20 percent. Until recently, most inflammation in Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, eastern Mediterranean and the West Pacific. However, the disease began to obtain a floor in the Americas, with the outbreak of warnings in the United States, Canada and Argentina.

This story was originally appeared on Wireless In Spanish It was translated from Spanish.