On Tuesday, the DC Ministry of Health confirmed positive cases of measles in people who visited various parts of the district during the contagious state.
The DC Department of Health confirmed positive cases of measles in people who visited various parts of the district during the contagious period.
The unknown person traveled to capitals around the country last week.
Potential exposure sites outlined by the district’s health department include two Amtrak locations and an emergency care location.
- Amtrak North East Regional 175 Train to South
- March 19th, 7:30pm to 1:30am
- Amtrack Competitions, Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
- March 19th, 7pm to 11pm
- Medstar urgent Care Adams Morgan, 1805 Columbia Road, NW
- March 22nd, 7pm to 11pm
Anyone who has no measles immunity and has moved to a potential exposure site during a well-known date and time will be urged to contact a healthcare provider or DC health at 844-493-2652 for guidance.
DC Health’s Alert comes weeks after Maryland health officials confirmed three measles cases across the Howard and Prince George county. All three cases were contracted by residents who travelled abroad and had nothing to do with the New Mexico, Texas or Oklahoma outbreak.
Details surrounding the latest confirmed measles cases have not been provided yet. It remains unclear whether international travel is linked to the DC case at all.
Measles cases were previously reported in the district in July 2024.
What is measles?
Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads into the air when an infected individual breathes, coughs, or sneezes.
In many cases, symptoms beyond the two stages usually do not begin to show that the virus has contracted until day 7 or later. Symptoms range from high fever, runny nose, and watery eyes to small white spots appearing in the mouth.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles rash constitutes the second stage of symptoms, appearing along the hairline on the face before spreading throughout the body.
a CDC Explainer It shows that “if one person has it, nine out of 10 nearby people will become infected if they are not protected.” The best protection against the virus is the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines, which are well known as MMR vaccines.
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