Bay regional health officials gathered on Friday and urged them to be vaccinated for measles if they had not received once or avoided their childhood diseases.
In the statement, the Bay Regional Health and Authority Association said it is recommending that measles are increasing in the United States. Officials said that the measles of Texas West Texas and New Mexico have been about 300 and the two have died, and the first deaths of the US disease have died since 2015.
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Health officials said they were at low risk of exposure to measles in the bay area. The safest way to fight is that if you are 12 months to 3 years old, you will be vaccinated from measles, pandemic, and rubella (MMR).
Susan PhiliP, head of San Francisco, said, “Measles are one of the most contagious viruses in the world, but can be prevented as MMR vaccines. “If your family is not vaccinated or if you don’t have measles in childhood, take the vaccine for the best protection.”
Officials said California reported five measles cases and developed all after international travel. They said that there is no evidence that these events are related to the incidents of New Mexico or Texas.
Measles can cause serious diseases and even death. The infected person spreads through air when the infected person breathes, converses, cough or sneezes and remains in the air for several hours. Symptoms include heat, cough, runny nose and pink eyes and rashes. Health officials say children under 5 years of age, adults aged 20 or older, pregnant women and immune systems are the most risk.
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