The Texas health department has reported 702 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 19 cases since May 2, as the U.S. battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. As of May 1,

There have been 935 confirmed cases of measles across nearly 30 states so far this year, according to the latest update from the CDC on Friday, an increase of 51 over the previous week and far surpassing the 285 measles cases reported in the entirety of 2024 (the CDC does not provide data on how many cases are actively infectious).

At least eight measles cases have been confirmed by health officials in North Texas. CBS News Texas spoke with Dr. Albert Karam with the Immunization Partnership about the symptoms and precautions you should know.