According to the World Health Organisation measles is one of the most contagious diseases. Earlier when there was no vaccine for this infection almost 2.6 million people every year fell victim to it. But the death toll saw a drastic fall once a vaccine became available. Unfortunately many people still don’t have access to vaccination. This causes almost 100000 deaths every year. In fact researchers say that it accounts for almost 50 per cent of all childhood mortality. A study at Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health says that measles