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Georgia has reported measles in three residents. Here's a closer look at the virus, where it is, and how dangerous it is.

Texas Health and Human Services reports that seven children have been hospitalized with the disease. All were unvaccinated.

Two family members of the metro Atlanta person diagnosed with measles in January also have the disease, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported.

According to a release from DPH, the two family members may have been exposed through contact with the first person who contracted the virus.