Flight attendant in coma after catching measles on plane from New York
, Israel's national airline, is comatose after becoming ill with The woman, 43, is suffering from the measles-related complication of encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, according to Eyal Basson, a spokesman for Israel's Health Ministry. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ( ) said the condition affects 1 out of every 1,000 people who get the measles virus, but is more common in children younger than five and adults older than 20. It can cause permanent brain damage, deafness or death. Israeli health officials warned ...
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