However, measles remains present in many other countries and can be brought into the United States by unvaccinated travelers (Americans or foreign visitors ). When we look at reported measles cases, we find that measles cases were vastly underreporte because it was such a common disease. Out of the 3-million annual cases of measles , only about 400k to 600k were reported to the CDC. Why do people say that there have been no measles deaths in the United States in the past years? So here are some easily verifiable facts regarding deaths associated with measles in the United States for the past years, and deaths associated with measles vaccines during the same year period.
First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) keeps a weekly tally of disease outbreaks, including deaths.
Two years later, measles was responsible for the deaths of half the population of Honduras, and it had ravaged Mexico, Central America, and the Inca civilization. Of these, a shocking deaths were reported in conjunction with MMR, which is now the preferred vaccine for measles immunization. Plus, I believed it was glaringly obvious since I was specifically discussing population growth when examining deaths from measles.

