Ohio health officials warned Monday that someone may have contracted measles after traveling through Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport over the weekend last month.
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) says anyone who passed through the airport’s Terminal A between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 may have contracted measles. announced that he may have been exposed. news release.
“ODH is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other state and local health officials to contact passengers who may have been exposed on a particular flight, including contacting passengers who may have been exposed,” the agency said. We are working to identify the people.”
Health officials added that the warning was issued “out of an abundance of caution” and is related to a measles infection in a Montgomery County child that health officials reported on Saturday.
Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at Ronald Reagan Dulles Airport
ODH is working to contact passengers who may have been exposed. (Reuters/Lindsay Wasson, File)
Health officials say symptoms typically occur in two stages, starting with a fever of 101 degrees or higher, a runny nose, red, watery eyes and a cough, starting within seven to 14 days after infection.
The second stage begins after 3 to 5 days and appears as a rash on the face that spreads to the rest of the body.
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According to the Mayo Clinic, measles is classified as a childhood infectious disease caused by a virus. This highly contagious disease can be serious and even fatal for young children.
In this 3D illustration, the measles virus is seen. (St. Petersburg)
The CDC recommends getting the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination to prevent infection.
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Early last month, Washington, D.C., health officials issued similar warnings about possible measles exposure at Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
