Any Brits planning to jet off abroad this summer have been warned of outbreaks of a potentially deadly Victorian-era disease across Europe.
Measles is one of the world's most contagious diseases, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), and is spread by coughing and sneezing. The virus remains active and contagious in the air or on infected surfaces for up to two hours, and can be transmitted by an infected person from four days prior to the onset of the measles rash to four days after it erupts.
Measles is a serious infection that in rare cases can lead to life-changing or even life-threatening complications, including pneumonia, meningitis, blindness and seizures. Outbreaks of the virus have recently been reported in 17 countries in the WHO European region, BirminghamLive reports.
