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The difference between measles data in the United States and in Spain is in vaccines and is summarized in a figure: 95%

February 25, 2025 by usatoday24

During these last months part of our attention has been placed in respiratory viruses such as The fluthe respiratory syncitial virus (RSV), and other viruses typical of these dates. This must be added Other epidemics such as gastroenteritis, also common on these dates and the avian flu epidemic that is causing serious problems in the United States and also threatens our wild and corral birds. While some of these viruses dissipate until next season, one returns with surprising strength: measles. The outbreak in the United States. Several measles outbreaks in the United States have already left 93 cases detected and 23 hospitalizations. At least 86 of these cases have been associated with three outbreaks, being the state of Texas the most affected, the state in which the first cases were detected. Some experts, such as Rekha Lakshmanan, of The Immunization Partnership, in Houston, see these figures such as the tip of the iceberg. “I think this will go worse before improving,” he explained in statements collected by Kff Health News. Texas is one of the more than 35 states in which the vaccination rate is below 95%: According to estimates Of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the southern state has an estimated vaccination population of 94.3%. By ages. CDC data indicate that most cases have occurred between children and adolescents: 28 cases in children under five years (30% of cases), and 48 cases between children and young people among five and 19 years (52%). The measles virus. Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus that especially affects the child population. It is a disease that spreads easily (at least among unbound people), through contact with nasal fluids, mouth or throat. The incubation period ranges between 10 and 14 days after exposure to the virus, after which the symptoms. The most characteristic of them is a cutaneous eruption that lasts between four days and a week. The list of symptoms can include other varied such as red eyes, cough, fever, muscle pain or nasal congestion among others. Measles is a potentially lethal disease in certain circumstances. Although complications are more frequent in adults, the main risk occurs in malnutrition contexts and is associated with vitamin A deficiencies, so it is developing countries that usually see mortality associated with this virus. Vaccine. Measles had disappeared from many countries thanks to the effectiveness of the disease vaccine. Measles immunization is done through the known Triple viral vaccine or SPR (for the three diseases that it tries to prevent: measles mumps or mumps, and rubella). The situation of measles in Spain. The situation is very different in Spain: so far from 2025, 110 cases of infection in Spain have been recorded according to the latest data from the National Epidemiology Center (CNE). As recently explained López Perea in an informative session organized by Science Media Center Spain, the cases registered in our country are due to small outbreaks with no more than a dozen cases due to outbreak. Many of these cases are concentrated in Euskadi. The Basque Autonomous Community has counted 41 cases of the disease. The total number of cases implies that we walk to a rebound with respect to 2024, the year in which 217 contagios were recorded, explained Sergio Ferrer, of SMC. Another substantial difference between the American outbreak and the shoots in our country is in the population affected by them. In the case of Spain, cases tend to affect adults and not minors. 95%. Spain has a good vaccination coverage against measles. The 95% figure is usually considered the limit of group immunity for this virus. In other words, a 95% coverage allows to stop the expansion of this virus. In the 2019-20 academic year, the vaccination rate In American nurseries it was 95.2%. Today has passed to 92.7%. In Texas, although the rate is higher than the US average, the figure is still below the 95%brand. According to the CDC data95 % of the cases detected occurred between unaccoured people or whose vaccination status was unknown. The remaining 5% occurred between people with a vaccine of the two that form the complete pattern. In Xataka | The myth of the 37º: we are increasingly clear that there is no “normal” body of the body Image | CDC

What countries have nuclear weapons and how many each one possesses, summarized in an eloquent graphic

February 8, 2025 by usatoday24

The final judgment clock was never closer of the end in its 78 years of history. Also known as ‘Watch of the end of the world’ or ‘Apocalypse clock’, it is a symbolic clock that indicates the danger of a nuclear war. The closer to midnight, the situation is worse, and it is something that has to do so much with global instability, geopolitical tensions and, obviously, Countries with Nuclear Arsenal. And in this graph we can see very clearly what are those countries that control more nuclear heads and, above all, which of them have nuclear armament deployed and ready to use. The photo. A few days ago we published a graph in which we could appreciate the evolution of nuclear arsenal over time. The figures were surprising, with more than 70,000 nuclear heads at the high point of the Cold War. After different disarmament policies, the main powers – United and Russian states – got rid of their arsenal, but not at all. In the upper chart elaborated By visual capitalist, we can appreciate who the powers are in nuclear arsenal (no surprise in this regard) and which country is accelerating. In addition, something very interesting is also how these nuclear heads are distributed. Ojivas disposition. When talking about nuclear arsenal, it tells as many units a country and their disposal. Thus, we can distinguish between: Ojivas deployed: They are installed in intercontinental missiles, heavy bombers bases or short -range operating systems. They are those that are deployed in case of emergency and these may be at strategic or non -strategic points in short -range bases or platforms. Ojivas in reserve: They are stored, but not mounted on a missile. Ojivas withdrawal: They are intact, but in the process of dismantling. Inventory. Although the graph leaves the imagination little, it is always more interesting to see the figures. Of the 12,121 nuclear heads estimated there are today, this is your disposition: Total Strategically deployed Not strategically deployed booking Withdrawal Russia 5,580 1,710 0 2,670 1,200 USA 5,044 1,670 100 1.938 1,336 China 500 24 0 476 0 France 290 280 0 10 0 United Kingdom 225 120 0 105 0 India 172 0 0 172 0 Pakistan 170 0 0 170 0 Israel 90 0 0 90 0 North Korea 50 0 0 50 0 China growth. In the end, Russia and the United States monopolize 88% of all world nuclear arsenal, but although we have countries such as the United Kingdom or France with a large number of heads deployed at strategic points, there is a new player who has already done with the third Put in Nuclear Arsenal. China It surprised the United States last year due to its rapid nuclear growth In recent years, overcoming expectations and with An arsenal between 500 and 600 heads. They have deployed only 24, with the rest in reserve, but the objectives of the Asian giant are clear: match the United States and Russia in the next 10 years. Cold War II. Although China, precisely, is promoting pacts not to attack first With nuclear arsenal, time plays against. In January last year, the Watch of the Final Judgment was alarmingly located only 90 seconds of midnight. This year, 78 seconds, marking the closest point in history. This fact, although it may seem symbolic, reflects an increasingly unstable international panorama. To this concern is added the imminent expiration of Start III treaty In 2026, a key agreement that has limited for years the amount of strategic weapons deployed by nuclear powers. The situation is aggravated if we consider Russia to He disconnected of this treaty in 2022, after the deterioration of its relations with the West Due to the conflict in Ukraineopening the door to a new arms race without clear restrictions. In Xataka | The US has found the recipe for China and Russia’s nuclear advance. It is called Project 25 and reintroduces a pump of the past: B83

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