A Miami high schooler came down with measles, a doctor said Tuesday. It's the first known case of measles in Florida.

Most of the measles cases reported so far this year are in Texas, where health officials are trying to clamp down on a growing outbreak that has sickened more than 150 people. Other states have also recorded measles cases though they trail far behind Texas, including New Mexico, California and New York City.

And now a case has officially been confirmed in a Florida school. According to WFOR, Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest sent an email to parents warning that an unidentified student had been diagnosed with measles,

One measles death, the first in 10 years, was reported last week. And although the CDC has yet to confirm any cases in Florida, CBS Miami and NPR have reported measles cases in Broward ...

A recent outbreak of measles is prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to know.