# First Measles death in Texas - Feb, 2025, and now in other parts of the US

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> Yet people still think getting a disease strengthens your immune system. You do not want your immune system to be so strong it causes complications in itself.

And of course, measles destroys immune system memory relating to other pathogens, making patients at risk of additional serious infections.

> **[Measles and Immune Amnesia | ASM.org](https://asm.org/articles/2019/may/measles-and-immune-amnesia)**
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> Measles is much more serious than a rash and fever: it also causes immune amnesia and leaves patients especially vulnerable to secondary infection.

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