An Israeli flight attendant and mother of three has died of measles. It's not clear whether she was infected on a flight, in New York or in Israel, health officials say. She was vaccinated as a child, but like many her age, she received only one dose.
Rotem Amitai, 43, died Tuesday, according to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel. Amitai had traveled from New York to Tel Aviv a few days before developing a fever in March, but it's not clear whether she was infected on a flight, in New York or in Israel, according to Israel's Ministry of Health. Amitai was vaccinated against the disease as a child, but like many people her age around the world, she received only one dose of the vaccine.
About 1 out of every 1,000 children who gets measles will develop encephalitis, according to the CDC. This can lead to convulsions and leave a child deaf or with an intellectual disability.Additionally, 1 or 2 out of 1,000 US children who get measles will die from it. Worldwide, the illness is fatal in 1 or 2 out of every 100 children.
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