A confirmed case of measles has emerged in Passaic County, New Jersey, linked to recent international travel. The individual visited Chilton Medical Center while contagious. Exposures occurred in the emergency department on July 31 and in the ICU on August 1. Symptoms can appear as late as August 24. This marks the sixth case of measles in New Jersey this year. Measles spreads through cough or sneezes and can remain airborne for up to two hours. Vaccination with the MMR vaccine is essential for protection against infection.
Measles is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and can remain in the air for up to two hours. It can also be spread through an infected person's mucus or saliva.
Anyone who was in the emergency department between 7 p.m. on July 31 and 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 1...may have been exposed to measles.
Those who have not received both doses of the MMR vaccine or had measles in the past are most at risk of becoming infected.
According to health officials, measles symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that appears as flat red spots on the face and all over the body.
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