"6
More California Measles Cases Tied To Disney Outbreak"
By:
Christopher Weber
Source:
The Huffington Post
On Thursday, California health officials confirmed thirteen
new cases of measles linked to the
outbreak at Disneyland last month, bringing the total number of illnesses to thirty-nine.
These new cases include five in LA County and one in San Diego County. The San
Diego County cases included approximately five people who ended up with fevers
and rashes at the Sharp-Rees-Steely Urgent Care Clinic. The clinic was shut
down for several hours and many patients were questioned about their current
and historical medical issues. Craig Sturak with the San Diego County Health
and Human Services Agency announced that the public may have been exposed at
the clinic and other places such as drugstores, grocery stores, and gyms.
Officials stated that thirty-five of the confirmed cases were in California,
two in Utah, one in Colorado, and another in Washington. Majority were not
vaccinated against this disease. Most of these patients visited Disneyland or
Disneyland California adventure between December 15 to December 20, but some
caught the illness from other by passers. The Disney officials are now working
with public health authorities to provide any necessary assistance. Measles is an
infectious viral disease that lives in an infected person's nose and throat,
and spreads through coughing and sneezing. Symptoms include fever,
cough, runny nose, red eyes and a red rash that usually first materializes on
the face and diffuses to the rest of the body.
This article is
important as it declares the best prevention against measles -- vaccination.
The illness is brought into the U.S. by foreign visitors and unvaccinated
Americans, so it is best for people to prevent measles by vaccination.
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