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'Why did no alarms ring when children caught measles?'

'Why did no alarms ring when children caught measles?'

17-May-2013

If your kitchen smoke detector starts to shriek, do you: (a) cover your ears and assume the din will eventually stop, or (b) act immediately to keep you and your loved ones safe?

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