The 'died with' vs. 'died of' measles discussion misses something important

The 'died with' vs. 'died of' measles discussion misses something important statnews.com

“Arguing over whether someone died ‘with’ or ‘of’ a disease gets us stuck on the last thing that happened.” write two Unbiased Science scientists.

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smallerize5 days ago

I do not think this was missing from the discussion. This was addressed officially and publicy back on September 4th. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/measles-killed-6-week...

EA-31675 days ago

…The article is talking about the discussion in the CDC, not some tech blog. I recommend the article, it’s full of interesting information you can’t glean from the headline alone.

smallerize5 days ago

The statnews article only mentions that the coroner said the death was "with" measles. The Ars Technica article includes the update that the coroner added, that the death was "from" measles. It also goes into detail about why a ruptured spleen implicates measles.

EA-31675 days ago

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