Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.

The state of Florida has reported its first measles case for 2025 in Miami-Dade Public Schools. Amid the measles outbreak this year, experts note the importance of vaccination.

Amid an alarming outbreak in Texas, Florida has apparently joined the fray, according to a number of media sources. While the CDC has yet to confirm any measles cases in Florida, the Miami-Dade Health Department has one reported case stemming from a ...

Florida has recorded its first measles case of the year amid an outbreak in states across the country. A student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest has been diagnosed with the disease, according to an email seen by CBS News Miami. Newsweek has contacted the Miami-Dade County Health Department for comment via email.

According to the Florida Dept. of Health, measles spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes.

A Miami high schooler came down with measles, a doctor said Tuesday. It's the first known case of measles in Florida.

Most of the measles cases reported so far this year are in Texas, where health officials are trying to clamp down on a growing outbreak that has sickened more than 150 people. Other states have also recorded measles cases though they trail far behind Texas, including New Mexico, California and New York City.

The reason that we don’t get hundreds of cases like we did way in the past, before vaccination, is because of vaccination.”

And now a case has officially been confirmed in a Florida school. According to WFOR, Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest sent an email to parents warning that an unidentified student had been diagnosed with measles,

With Spring Break season now in full swing, parts of the U.S. remain in the throes of a measles outbreak. Airlines for America anticipates that 173 million people will travel for the break this year, ABC News reported. This travel could carry the risk of causing more measles outbreaks in the coming weeks.

A recent outbreak of measles is prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to know.