The mainstream media, in large part, drives these panics. Whether it was the Satanic panic of the 80's, or the latest plague (that never materializes), the media is blowing wind into the sails.
Why? Money. They want to sell the papers (back in the day) and get the clicks.
Thank you for posting some numbers to put things into perspective - cold hard facts are a nice antidote to this fearmongering.
"Follow the money!"
Money/greed/ego is the primary evil in our world right now. The MSM is owned by a few companies that all have financial stakes/interests in the medical industry. It is in the parent corps best interest, and their shareholders, to push every medicine and social scare that is made.
Isn't it amazing how there is never mention of the actual numbers in any media? %0.000001415 of people in the US have gotten measles since Jan 1....