Information about Measles
State Urges Physicians to Help Curb Measles After New Outbreak
DSHS Measles Data
Measles Threat in West Texas Wanes, But Endemic Risk PersistsTexas Medicine Today, Aug. 13, 2025
Texas 2025 Measles Outbreak: Slides from the Measles Webinar (April 2025)
CDC Measles Cases and Outbreaks
Information for Patients and Families:
Measles Symptoms and Complications (CDC)
Measles: What Parents Need to Know
Measles Outbreaks: Common Questions & How to Protect Your Child
Talk to Patients About: Measles
Measles: It Isn’t Just a Little Rash Infographic (CDC)
Vaccines – Calling the Shots Documentary (PBS – Nova)
Texas Immunization Requirements and Exemption Information for Schools and Child-Care Facilities (DSHS)
Is Measles Roaring Back? "You Don't Want to Get This."
Information for Physicians
Measles Virus Detection, Real-Time RT-PCR (DSHS)
Measles (Rubeola) Specimen Collection and Shipping Guidance (DSHS)
Immunize.org – Measles Resources
Texas 2025 Measles Outbreak: Slides from the Measles Webinar
Measles Communication Toolkit (DSHS)
Photos of Measles (CDC)
Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings (CDC)
Clinical Overview of Measles (CDC)
Infectious Disease Control – Measles (DSHS)
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Immunization
Texas Medicine recently highlighted Hepatitis B, a viral liver infection that spreads through contact with blood and other bodily fluids. Hepatitis B has two stages: acute and chronic. The acute stage is often symptomless, making the disease easy to spread unknowingly. The acute stage normally resolves within six months. But if it becomes chronic, the condition can cause lifelong health problems like cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver failure. Read More
Apply for a grant. Vaccines Defend What Matters (formerly Be Wise – Immunize) is TMA’s integrated, multimedia public health education and advocacy effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in Texas.
Infectious Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging medical professionals and health systems to prepare for a possible ramp-up in measles cases spread by summer travel. As of May 13, 182 measles cases have been reported in Texas, while national numbers continue to climb. Read More
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