According to the Maryland Ministry of Health and Howard County Health Authority, Howard County residents have been tested for measles after returning from an international trip, and people may have been exposed to the unique diseases of Dulles International Airport and the Hospital emergency room.
The Virginia Ministry of Health, the Maryland Ministry of Health and Howard County Health Authority wants to identify those who are exposed, including contact with passengers who are potentially exposed to specific flights.
Anyone who visited the next place for the next time may have been exposed.
- Terminal A of Dulles International Airport (IAD) is from Wednesday, March 5, from 4 pm to 9 pm, transportation and baggage billing area from 4 pm to 9 pm
- Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Emergency Room March 7 Friday, March 7th, 3:30 pm from 3:30 pm from 7:30 pm
The Virginia Health of Health said that people who do not receive measles, flaws and rubella vaccines or other measles vaccines from other countries may be in danger of developing measles.
Exposed people must contact medical service providers for additional guidelines. You can also call the Howard County Health DepartMent’s infectious diseases monitoring and response programs at 410-313-6284 or Virginia Health Bureau (804) 363-2704 or e-mail EPI_RESPONSE@vdh.virginia.gov.
Officials say the measles is not related to the occurrence of measles in Texas and New Mexico.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles are very infectious.
“If there is one person, if it is not protected, it will be infected up to 9 out of 10 nearby,” CDC said. Web page Say.
Additional information about the age or status of Maryland patients has not been disclosed.
The Ministry of Health, Maryland speaks of symptoms and risks
The Ministry of Health, Maryland, shared this information about measles in the press release.
Early symptoms of measles are more than 101 degrees of heat, runny nose, cough and red and water. In general, 1-4 days after the initial symptoms, the red rash appears on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
Measles symptoms generally occur 10-14 days after exposure to viruses, but can occur within 7 days and 21 days after exposure. People with measles are contagious and start 4 days before the rash appears until 4 days after the start.
People are generally considered to be immune to measles when they are generally two measles vaccine injections, measles or laboratory evidence of immunity or infections, or when they were born in the United States before 1957. The highest risk of complications caused by measles infections are pregnant women, infants and immune people under 1 year old.
