O.C. Measles Outbreak

[sleepy]

Biggest in CA in years, and highly contagious. I don't pretend to know how it spreads, but washing your hands frequently sounds like a pretty good idea. I'm sure you all will be perfectly fine unless you start licking the bathroom floors. But, under the heading of "Knowledge is Power"...

www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-outbreak-in-orange-county-california-worst-in-decades/

[Zuma]

I mean, yes it is highly contagious, and yes it can be life threatening especially to little ones. But is this title (the papers not the OP's) a little overblown? Biggest outbreak in decades! 21 people. Yeah it is an anomaly that people should be aware of. Might be a good idea to vaccinate your kids as well, but I was ready to read an article about multiple schools shut down, and the entire third grade being out into isolation.