CBS News Sacramento spoke with the head of UC Davis Children's Hospital about the rising cases and why measles specifically is the most infectious disease.
Blumberg said worrying about measles specifically is disappointing.
Blumberg described measles as "likely the most contagious infection known to humans " because of how easily it spreads and how long it lingers.
So far this year in California, there have been at least 52 measles cases — double the cases in all of 2025 — and almost all of them were in unvaccinated people.
"So we do need a relatively high immunity rate or immunization rate in order to prevent localized transmission. So for measles, that number is really high; that's 95%," Blumberg said. "Now although the overall rate is 95%, that's great, the problem is that the pockets of unimmunized people tend to congregate."
"Twenty percent of people do have complications for measles that can include pneumonia, ear infections," he said. "People do end up in the hospital."
"There are a lot of implications from having measles," he said. "It's better to prevent it."
Blumberg says misinformation about measles vaccines is driving part of the latest measles outbreaks. He says parents should look to their pediatrician and the American Academy of Pediatrics to answer any questions about getting vaccinated.
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