(Taiwan English News/Comprehensive foreign report by Zhu Mingzhu) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a measles warning last Friday (3rd) Organizations and people with relevant footprints are on alert.
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The CDC said, according to a report from the Kentucky Department of Health on February 24, a person with a history of traveling abroad and who had not been vaccinated against measles was diagnosed with measles. After the epidemic investigation, it was found that the case not only has a history of traveling abroad, but also went to a large religious gathering at Asbury University in the United States on February 17 and 18. It is understood that the participants are from states and countries others, with a total of around 20,000 people.
Due to the large number of participants, it is not ruled out that there are still people who are not listed and are at risk of infection CDD appealed through the official website “Health Alert Network Advisory” (Health Alert Network Advisory) , and took part in this major event on February 17 and 18. People attending religious gatherings, whether or not they have been vaccinated against measles, should self-quarantine and monitor symptoms for 21 days on after their last exposure to avoid spreading measles to others.
In addition, the CDC recommends that people who have not been fully vaccinated should be fully vaccinated as soon as possible after self-isolation, and calls on medical institutions to be more vigilant If people seeking medical treatment who develop measles-related symptoms should report immediately to the local health unit Carry out relevant inspections quickly.
Measles is highly contagious and can be transmitted through the air, droplets or contact with nasopharyngeal secretions from patients. The incubation period is long. It takes about 21 days from the beginning of the infection to the rash. .It is easy to confuse the initial symptoms with a cold. Prodromal symptoms include fever, rhinitis, conjunctivitis (photophobia, watery eyes, red eyes), cough, etc.; a rash will appear 3 to 4 days after the prodromal symptoms, and more severe cases will be complicated by otitis media, pneumonia or encephalitis.
As for how to prevent the threat of measles? The CDC stated that the protective power of two full doses of the MMR vaccine can reach 97%, but to ensure herd immunity, vaccine coverage must reach 95%. Vaccination is the most efficient and simple method of prevention, so the CDC encourages the public to complete the vaccine as soon as possible Receive 2 doses of the MMR vaccine.
Due to the raging epidemic of COVID-19, the number of measles vaccinations has decreased. On November 23, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a joint report warning that the measles (Measles) epidemic will be an “imminent threat” globally.
US CDC: Measles outbreak at Kentucky religious gathering threatens 20,000 participants from all states and countries
