Pennsylvania reports apparent third measles-related death amid outbreak
Jefferson county coroner says 40-year-old woman died on Saturday, while two infants died with disease in August A coroner in Pennsylvania announced the death of a 40-year-old woman associated with the state’s ongoing measles outbreak. The death appears to mark the third in the US state’s ongoing outbreak. Two previous deaths in the state were in infant children. In one case, the infant was born…
A 40-year-old woman in Pennsylvania has died from complications related to measles, according to the Jefferson County coroner. This death appears to be the third reported in the state's ongoing measles outbreak.
Two infant children had previously died with the disease in August. One infant was born with a genetic defect that made her vulnerable to infection, while the other died of a ruptured spleen after being infected with measles.
The details were reported by The Guardian US and Guardian Health.
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