HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A BIG JUMP IN MEASLES CASES ACROSS THE U-S. SO FAR IN 2014, THERE HAVE BEEN AS MANY CASES AS IN ANY ENTIRE YEAR SINCE 1996…MORE THAN 300. DR. JOAN BAUMBACH WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT'S NOT JUST KIDS WHO GET MEASLES. SHE SAYS IT CAN AFFECT OLDER PEOPLE AS WELL.
BAUMBACH TELLS 770 KKOB COMPLICATIONS FROM MEASLES CAN BE VERY SERIOUS, INCLUDING PNEUMONIA. SHE SAYS THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY CASES HERE IN NEW MEXICO SINCE 2012.
