Child's Measles-Related Brain Debilitation

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Heartbreaking video shows deadly risk of skipping measles vaccine

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A 4-year-old boy was never vaccinated and developed a rare complication from measles called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis ( SSPE ) The condition occurs when the measles virus quietly sneaks into the central nervous system.

SSPE is almost always fatal, and there is no treatment for it.

The video and message could not come at a more critical time.

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English

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