MILWAUKEE — The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed more than 1,300 cases of measles in the United States as of Thursday, an increase of nearly 200 cases since Monday's report. As the highly contagious virus continues to spread across the nation, health officials and survivors are raising concerns about vaccination rates.

Leslie Fedorchuk knows the devastating impact of measles firsthand. At age 6, she contracted both measles and mumps before vaccines were available.

"I was really, really sick," Fedorchuk said. "The doctor was coming in, the priest came to give me last rights."

Though she survived the ordeal, Fedorchuk was left with permanent hearing loss in her right ear, a common complication from measles infection.

"I can't tell where sound is coming from, I may not hear you a

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