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How can connect this arte to something that have learned in science?NEWSELA Kids without measles vaccine told not to come to school By Los Angeles Tines, adapted by Nowsola staff on 01.28.15 Word Count 923 SANTA ANA, Call As an outbreak of measles spreads in California, health officials inthe stale ordered about two dozen students at one high school to stay home until they could preve they have been vaccinated against the disease. ‘The curtent spreac of measles isthe worst outbreak in California in 15 years, hath officials saic, There are now more than 70 patients across California, six other states, and Mexico, Ital started at Disneyland, in Orange County. [At Huntington Beach High School in Southern California, oe student came ‘back from winter break with the disease. To prevent Is spread, the two dozen or 50 students were kept at hame, Public health officials said they would take the same action at otha schools if meastes turn up.Measles Spreads Like Wildfire Measles causes a ‘ash tat frst appears on the head and then spreads to the rest ofthe body. Oher symptoms include fever, red eyes and a runny nose. Spread by coughing and sneezing, measles can be contagious four days before the rash appears and four days ater ‘There is @ vaccine — a shot — that prevents measles for the majority of people ‘who get i. Mast young people get two doses of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and polio. (Orange County health authorities explained that students who are not immunized — studanis who never got the shol — are at risk to get measles, anc to spread it if there isa case inthe school and their chilis not immunized, they willbe removed from the school or 21 days," said Or. Eric Handler, the Orange County public health office. "From an epidemiological standpoint, n order to prevent spread of the disazse, this is anacassary measure,” Epidemiologsts study public health and how diseases spread. The measles vaccine is highly efective and sate, experts say. Sill, come parents choose not to give ther children that shot, and athere, because of personal elit. "The Vaccine Is Safe” Im Orange County, California, for example, there are some wealthy communities \whore a higher-ha'-average number of parents have chosen not to vaccinate their kids, ‘This is a serious problem wen B percent or more ofa group of people are not vaccinated, experts say. ‘Statewide, only 3.1 percent of kindergartners are unvaccinated. In some Southern Californie communities, though, the number is much higher. |AYS. A. Moffett Elenentary, 10 percent were not vaccinated as of 2018. At Huntington Seaciil Elementary, it was 11 percent. Both schoo's ae in the Huntington Beach Sit Schoo! Distict in Orange County. Since 2002, more and mare kindergartners in California have been starting schoo! without the 1sual vaccinations. Some parents are suspicious ofthe shots, ‘worrying that they cause autism. Many scientiic reports have conclusively shown that they de not ‘The vaccine is sal,” Handler said, "We can prevent this disease if people get vaccinated."One Sick Person Can Lead To Dozens thas been decades since schoolehildren were kapt hame from school because ‘of disease and vaccination worries. Some public health experts say itis time to do that again Measles is very infectious: it spreads through the droplets from a sneeze or ‘cough, One sick person walking through a group of unvaccinated people can infect a dozen or more of them, “Ifthe rate of unimmmunizad is as high as it seems to be, you're gaing to get ‘more cases, and then you'e going to get more spread trom those,” said Dr James Chery, a USLA pediatric infectious diseases researcher. “The measles vacchye has been around since 1963 in the United States. Stil, ‘there wore major ostbresks ofthe disease nationwide in 1976-77 and 1989-91 | 1977, about $0,000 students in Los Angeles County were told to stay home from school These students either had to get the shot, or prove they had gotten it betoce, Within deys, most returned to school, and the numbor of measles ceases dropped quekly, Today, facing a measles outbreak, some parents are reconsidering their decision to not vaccinate their children, Vaccine Concerns ‘One mother, al Matiners Parkin Newport Beach, said she chose what shots to ive to her 2 12-year-old daughter. Instead of following official recommendations she took he advice of “The Vaccine Book" by Or. Robert Sears, which skipsor delays some shots. “I didnt want to flood her system with a bunch of chemicals all at ance. | wanted tobe informed ane net tust what medical professionals said," said the mother, ‘Stephanie, who asked that her last name not be used ‘The outbreak worrlas her, though, and she said she is going to get her daughter vaccinated next month. "twas a hard decision,” she sad. ‘Some parents who vaccinated their children are concerned by the isk caused by unvaccinated erilren, “It scares me” Jule Angus said while walking her preschooler Mla, 4, and fst- trader Gabriel, 6, 7ome from schoo} “They're making a decision for their child that affects other cldren.| personally ‘oe that if that's your choice you should home-school your cle,” Angus sad,It Could Spread internationally ‘The current measles outbreak began at Disneyland a week belore Christmas, public health officials said. The theme park attracts visitors from all over the. ‘World, including places in Europe and Asia where measles is stil a serious problem. ‘Since then, the diszase has continued to spread, Five of the diagnoted measles pationts were Disneyland employees. Two of those have been vaccinated, health ofcals said, Investigators are sli looking into whether the oher workers were vaccinated.