Texas health officials said Tuesday the state now has 58 confirmed measles cases. What is measles, how do you contract it and how deadly is it?

The number of measles cases in an outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, with 58 patients confirmed in communities near the border with New Mexico.

Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here’s what to know about how to protect yourself and what’s happening in Texas and New Mexico.

Public health officials in New Mexico have said they suspect some of the state's cases are linked to the Texas outbreak, but haven't confirmed it. Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here's what you should know about how to protect yourself against measles,

Rural West Texas has 58 measles cases, and there are eight cases in neighboring eastern New Mexico. Here's what to know about measles and this outbreak.

A measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas grew to 58 cases across five counties on Tuesday, up from 48 cases on Friday.

SAN ANTONIO — With one death now reported in Gaines County and the 124 cases we know about so far, many are asking just how contagious the virus is. Unfortunately the answer isn't a good one. Measles is one of the most contagious pathogens that exist.

LUBBOCK — A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa Whitfield confirmed the death Wednesday. It wasn’t clear the age of the patient, who died overnight.

More than 130 people have been infected with measles across Texas and New Mexico. The previous measles death in the U.S. occurred in 2015.

At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.

A measles outbreak that started with six school-aged children in a rural Texas county has exploded to 133 in two states as of Wednesday morning.