"Public health officials are recommending that those who feel ill or believe they may have been exposed stay home and seek medical care immediately. Aside from the telltale rash, measles symptoms can include high fever, cough and red, watery eyes. Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after exposure to the virus. People can be contagious about four days before their rash begins through four days afterward."
"Measles cases have increased in the United States as vaccination rates have fallen in recent years, allowing the highly contagious virus to spread in communities with lower immunization coverage. In recent days, Orange County has confirmed two cases and Los Angeles County has confirmed three. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 2,276 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. last year, the highest yearly total since the early 1990s. So far this year, there have been 733 confirmed cases nationwide - and 95% of those infected were either unvaccinated or their vaccination status was unknown, CDC data show."
San Bernardino County confirmed a measles case involving an unvaccinated child visiting from another state who visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29 between noon and 3 p.m. Health officials said the case is unrelated to a recent international traveler who visited a Disney park and are investigating possible exposures at the Walmart. Public health officials urge anyone who feels ill or suspects exposure to stay home and seek medical care. Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough and red, watery eyes; symptoms appear seven to 14 days after exposure and people can be contagious about four days before the rash through four days after. National measles cases have climbed as vaccination rates fell, with CDC reporting 2,276 cases last year and 733 so far this year, 95% involving unvaccinated people or those with unknown vaccination status.
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