A child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal brain disorder that develops years after a measles ...

A child has died years after a measles infection. Here’s what we know - Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a ...

A school-age child in Los Angeles County who had measles as an infant has died of a rare complication, the county health ...

SSPE affects around one in 10,000 people who contract measles, but the risk soars to one in 600 for infants infected before ...

The school-aged child developed a rare but fatal brain condition years after recovering from a measles infection, California ...

Pneumonia is the most common complication of measles — the infection can also lead to bronchitis, laryngitis, and, in very ...

The Los Angeles health department noted that SSPE generally affects about 1 in 10,000 people with measles, but the risk may ...

Learn about the rare and fatal complication of measles called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Prevention through ...

The child died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a fatal progressive brain disorder that strikes roughly 1 in 10,000 ...

The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people.

A school-aged child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal complication from a measles infection they ...