Second Wisconsin child dies of measles

By Hope Kirwan- Wisconsin Public Radio A second child in Grant County has died of measles, according to state health officials. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced the pediatric measles-associated death on Friday. No further details were released to protect the privacy of the child and their family. The news comes one week after DHS announced an infant had died of the virus, marking the first measles death in the state since 1990. Measles is one of the most contagious viruses, and it can cause life-threatening complications including pneumonia and swelling of the brain. Children younger than age 5 are among those who are most at risk of serious illness, as well as people who are pregnant or who have weakened immune systems. Doctors recommend children receive the first dose of the two-shot measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine after their first birthday.

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