Louisville, KY. (WAVE) -The Louis Bill Metro leaders presented the first confirmed measles in Jefferson County. There are now 13 cases throughout Kentucky.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said at a press conference that the child is traveling internationally as a country where continuous measles occurs. Health officials think that the child was infected during the trip.
Connie Mendel, the chief health strategist of the Louisville Great City Public Health and Well -being Department, said, “Measles are so infectious that they have spread easily into humans.” So we are waiting. “
This comes to the disease control and prevention center (CDC). report Until this year, there are more than 1,200 cases throughout the United States. Mendel said it is especially related because measles can be spread before it feels infectious and symptoms.
“The virus can hang in the air for up to two hours, so even after a person leaves, she can still be exposed to measles and don’t know it,” she explained.
Typical measles may include high fever, sneezing and cough. Health experts say that the rash tends to follow.
Health officials believe that the decrease in vaccination rate is inferior to the increase in measles. Of the first 12 cases identified in Kentucky, 11 officials were not vaccinated, and the other only obtained one of the two capacity of the MMR vaccine. According to the most recent school vaccination survey, 86.9 %of Kentucky kindergarten players were completely vaccinated for measles, about 93 %compared to the national average.
Dr. Kris Bryant, a pediatric infectious disease expert at Norton Children’s Infectious Disease, said, “Most parents have not seen measles because our vaccinations were successful.
Dr. Bryant emphasized that this should be the second time that parents should be vaccinated, but they should be prioritized because they can be dangerous.
“So they are measuring weight.” Measles are very safe. Measles virus infections are not safe. It is dangerous for children and can lead to long -term health results. “
Dr. Bryant pointed out that one of the five children could end in the hospital because of measles. She added that children could cause ear infection, intense diarrhea, pneumonia and brain inflammation. She said the disease could suppress the immune system.
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