**5. Conclusion**

As shown in this review, the incidence of increased risk of the measles infection correlates with an increase in the proportion of unvaccinated individuals, especially in children 18 years of age and younger, those with certain religious beliefs opposing vaccinations, and those who reside in underprivileged nations. It is imperative to educate the general population on the importance of vaccination and to offer immunization to the underprivileged nations at very low or no cost, to aid in the direction of eradication of this virus. The general public's distrust of vaccines needs to be met with medically backed information that allows citizens of every nation to make better-informed decisions. In Canada and the USA, most measles cases were associated with unvaccinated individuals. In most daycares and schools, in the USA and Canada, vaccination against measles is generally required for children. It can be concluded from statistical data, that the measles vaccine has shown compelling evidence towards decreasing the prevalence of this disease. Individuals who are at higher risk such as university students, healthcare workers, and individuals who travel regularly should be vaccinated to achieve meaningful success. Ultimately, vaccines reduce disease burden by directly protecting the vaccinee and by indirectly protecting the non-immune population, and through identifying these positive impacts, the giant stride towards eradicating measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases can be replicated on a global scale.

*A Narrative Review of the Measles Outbreak in North America and Globally DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95921*
