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... She's hearing from people sick with the virus, as well as their caregivers, that "measles is so much worse than what they expected."

"A number of them clearly said if they had known, they would have vaccinated themselves and their children against measles, but they didn't realize how bad it was," Nolen said.

As of Friday, Utah had 358 cases in the outbreak, which began last June. It wasn't until August, however, that the outbreak took off.

Most cases have been concentrated in the southwestern part of the state, linked specifically to a tight-knit community that borders Arizona. It's largely composed of mostly former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a sect of the Mormon church.

The outbreak has since expanded north to areas in and around Salt Lake City, particularly following large school athletic events.

This week, the TriCounty Health Department, which encompasses three counties in the northeastern part of the state, reported five measles cases. All patients had been exposed at a state wrestling tournament that was held three weeks ago, Feb. 13-14. It can take 21 days to develop symptoms of measles after an exposure. ...