MADISON, Wis. — Dane County health officials continue to contact hundreds of people who may have been exposed to measles after a University of Wisconsin–Madison student tested positive for the highly contagious virus.
Public Health Madison & Dane County posted a growing list of exposure locations on its website, including several UW-Madison buildings such as Union South, the Genetics and Psychology buildings, multiple Madison Metro bus routes, Qdoba on Park Street and the Waisman Center.
Measles spreads through the air and can remain in indoor spaces for up to two hours after an infected person leaves. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and a rash that usually begins at the hairline and spreads downward. People can spread the virus for about four days before and four days after the rash appears…