Measles is one of the most common acute respiratory infections in children.

麻疹是儿童最常见的急性呼吸道传染病之一。

When you're naturally cured of measles, you usually develop a lifelong immunity.

当麻疹自然痊愈后，你一般会产生终身免疫。

Measles was an important cause of death in childhood.

麻疹曾是儿童期死亡的一个重要原因。

The number of deaths from measles fell by 30 percent.

死于麻疹的人数下降了30%

Measles outbreaks in the US

美多地爆发麻疹疫情

Adults are often immune to German measles.

成人往往对风疹有免疫力。

Rubella is just another name for German measles.

风疹只是德国麻疹的另一个名称。

Encephalitis still attacks one child in 1,000 who catches measles.

每1000位患麻疹的儿童中仍会有一位患上脑炎。

About 93 percent of U.S. residents are immune to measles either because they were vaccinated or they had the disease as a child.

大约93%的美国居民对麻疹是免疫的，他们要么因为接种过疫苗，要么就是小时候得过麻疹。

These antibodies work against the measles virus.

这些抗体能抗麻疹病毒。