The measles outbreak may have spread to New Jersey and Ohio where health officials are keeping an eye on two suspected cases. This comes after a cluster of children at a daycare near Chicago came down with the highly contagious disease.
Two of the five cases are confirmed and up to 10 more children may have been exposed. Across the nation, there have been at least 150 measles cases in 14 states.
Many of them linked to Disney themes parks in California. Twenty states allow parents to opt out of immunizations for philosophical reasons. Measles can be very serious for children under five. It can lead to pneumonia, brain swelling even death. Most people recover in a few weeks.