claim: "measles is one of the most common causes of child blindness worldwide."
author: celine gounder
evidence_1: nov 29, 2018 ... who fact sheet on measles providing key fact, signs and symptoms, who is at  risk, ... were 110 000 measles deaths globally, mostly among children under the  age of five. ... accelerated immunization activities have had a major impact on ...  the most serious complications include blindness, encephalitis (an ...
evidence_2: the symptoms include a high fever, severe skin rash and cough. ... more than  562,000 children died worldwide from measles complications each year. ...  health problems, such as pneumonia, blindness, diarrhea, and encephalitis. ...  these debilitating effects are most common in children under five and adults over  twenty.
evidence_3: since vision 2020 was launched in 1999, controlling childhood blindness has ...  (mainly from vitamin a deficiency and measles), cataract, retinopathy of  prematurity, ... is becoming a relatively more important cause of avoidable  blindness. ... the prevalence of blindness: there are almost 3 million children  worldwide who ...
evidence_4: measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus.  symptoms ... less commonly seizures, blindness, or inflammation of the brain  may occur. ... most of those who die from the infection are less than five years old.  measles ..... measles is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood  mortality.
evidence_5: mar 5, 2015 ... measles has long been a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide. ... that  measles causes up to 60000 cases of blindness a year globally, ... and  malnutrition often correlate with higher rates of blindness in the most ...