Measles can ‘erase’ your immune system’s memory. Here’s how

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/vxyT38k Canada's top doctor says time is ticking to get Ontario's measles outbreak under control. The disease was declared eradicated in Canada as of 1998, but is hitting communities across the country. Measles is serious but preventable with vaccination. Public health experts say there are plenty of good reasons to vaccinate against it. A little-known hazard of the disease is that measles can trigger immune amnesia, a phenomenon when a person's immune system forgets how to mount a response to other diseases it has previously learned how to fight. If this outbreak isn't brought under control by October, Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is at risk of losing its elimination status. Global’s Health reporter Katherine Ward has more on what's at stake. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/YfFmzAS Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews