ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – Anyone who went to the Mission Hospital Emergency Department’s waiting room between 2 and 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 4 may have been exposed to the measles, North Carolina health officials said.
Three Buncombe County siblings had visited family in Spartanburg, S.C., within two weeks of becoming ill. Spartanburg is at the center of a major measles outbreak that has about 310 confirmed cases, as of Jan. 9.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services created a measles immunity checker tool for anyone who isn’t sure if they’re protected or not.
What is the measles virus?
Measles is a highly contagious virus and is spread through the air and by person-to-person contact. It can remain airborne for up to two hours…