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For measles because of the low immunization rate. now health officials and parents are scrambling and hopes of keeping a lid on this outbreak. >> i don't think we're at the point where people have to, you know, keep their infants at home. if things were -- sort of get worse and we have more cases, one of the things we're discussing is maybe vaccinating children younger than 12 months. >> you know, going out to dinner, i second guess it everywhere we go. you know, it's always in the back of my mind when i take him out. >> now, the first case was reported $31. last week, washington state's golf ...

Can break the ribs, you can get broken blood vessels on the skin. it's something we have to try to prevent. >> what makes it go from a bad cough and cold to whopping cough? what makes it turn so violent? >> the germ that causes the infection gets to the breathing tubes within the lungs and irritates it to the point that it causes that kind of coughing, in a simple way. >> california has recorded 910 cases of pertussis, compared to 219 cases last year. what's happening in california? >> the problem we have is the immunization rate in california is below the rate you really need in order to prev...