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![St. Lucia quarantined a U.S. cruise ships after a confirmed case of measles onboard. The ship was reportedly the Church of Scientology's "Freewinds" ship, pictured here in Curacao in 2016.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q8eZbu9CJAeGWWzet324eS-320-80.jpg)
A Scientologist Cruise Ship Has Been Quarantined Because of a Measles Case
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The nearly 300 passengers and crew aboard were not allowed to disembark on the island
![Swollen jaw because of mumps.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z9KuGgJEbwZNdQrsze3gKR-320-80.jpg)
Mumps: A Highly Contagious, Easily Preventable Disease
By Alina Bradford published
Mumps is an unpleasant and highly contagious disease, but a simple two-dose vaccine is 88% effective against the infection.
![An illustration of the smallpox virus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jpHSudzRXcYFAf34AJj4uk-320-80.jpg)
Smallpox: The World's First Eradicated Disease
By Alina Bradford published
Prior its eradication in 1980, smallpox killed hundreds of millions of people globally.
![airplane, el al](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSWxctdDchU7ATXhKcSqgW-320-80.jpg)
Flight Attendant from Israel in Coma After Getting Measles Virus
By Sara G. Miller published
A flight attendant in Israel is in a coma after getting the measles, according to news reports.
![vaccine, vial](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yo22PtoTTf4qbSaW3ir7h7-320-80.jpg)
Can You Still Get the Measles If You've Been Vaccinated?
By Rachael Rettner published
If you've been vaccinated, can you still catch the disease?
![mmr vaccine, measles vaccine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kwaRfKBvYckBxp8L6us8mW-320-80.jpg)
How Bad Can the NYC Measles Outbreak Get?
By Rachael Rettner published
How much worse could the outbreak get, and how far could it spread?
![A person holding a syringe](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yPVdGFC3SWsA7Z8VNUb2t8-320-80.jpg)
How a New Cancer 'Vaccine' Fights Tumors Throughout the Body
By Rachael Rettner published
A new cancer "vaccine" that's injected directly into a single tumor can trigger the immune system to attack cancer cells throughout the body, a small new study suggests.
![Rusty nails outside.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/axU7WZvH39mvXfhkMe86Rf-320-80.jpg)
Do Rusty Nails Really Give You Tetanus?
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Stepping on non-rusty nails is also bad.
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