Measles may have a lower mortality rate than Ebola, but its potential to inflict suffering and death – especially on young children – remains considerable. Indeed, before vaccination made measles a rarity, the disease was widely feared, killing thousands of children every year.
麻疹的致死率也许不如埃博拉，但其造成痛苦和死亡——特别是对幼儿——的潜力仍然十分可观。事实上，在疫苗基本根除麻疹前，人们普遍恐慌这种每年都要夺走数千儿童生命的疾病。