A flight attendant in Israel is in a coma after getting the measles, according to news reports. She is unable to breathe on her own and is on a respirator.

Israeli health officials told CNN that the 43-year-old woman has encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, and has been in a “deep coma” for 10 days.

Health officials said it’s not yet clear where the flight attendant, who works for the Israeli airline El Al, contracted the disease. It may have been in New York or Israel — there are ongoing outbreaks in both locations — or on board a flight.

The measles virus, though most well-known for its telltale rash, is mistakenly thought to not be serious but can cause serious complications.

The most common serious complication of measles is pneumonia, and then also encephalitis.

The flight attendant had been vaccinated against measles but had received only one dose of the vaccine, where health officials recommend that children receive two doses of the vaccine which they say boosts the effectiveness to 97%.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), complications from measles are most common in children younger than 5 and adults over 20.

Measles, an extremely contagious disease, was thought to have been eradicated decades ago. But amazingly has re-emerged with a vengeance.

And New York and Israel are two of the hot spots around the world.

Also, Madagascar is facing its largest measles outbreak in history as cases are soaring with well over a thousand dead.

The Biblical Prophecies (Matthew 24, Revelation 6) foretell that pestilence is a sign of the Last Days revealing we are nearing the end of this age and the coming of Jesus Christ.

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