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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Measles outbreak: How will India deal with another infectious disease?
Description: Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few months, several States in India, notably Maharashtra and Kerala, have seen outbreaks of hundreds of cases of measles and several deaths of children. As of December 12, Maharashtra recorded 991 confirmed cases of measles, and tragically, 19 deaths, as per a news report. States such as Gujarat, Jharkhand, Bihar and Haryana too, have recorded an uptick in cases.Measles is a highly infectious viral respiratory illness. Transmission is similar to COVID-19’s transmission: airborne and thro...