The Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials announced Sunday a positive case of measles in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally.
The department stated this case is not associated with the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. In a release they shared “Out of an abundance of caution, health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed, including contacting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights.”
Anyone who visited the following locations during any of the following hours may have been exposed:
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Washington Dulles International Airport: The international arrivals area
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March 5th, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department
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March 7th, 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Symptoms
Early symptoms of measles are a fever of more than 101 degrees Fahrenheit, runny nose, cough, and red, watery eyes. Usually, one to four days after the early symptoms, a red rash appears on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
Measles symptoms typically develop 10-14 days after exposure to the virus but can develop as soon as seven days and as long as 21 days after exposure. A person with measles is contagious, beginning four days before the rash appears until four days after the rash begins…