CHICAGO — A Chicago mom is sharing her story after her son, who’s vaccinated, battled the measles virus.
For 5 days, Jessica Coletti’s three-year-old son battled fevers over 105 levels.
15 instances of measles reported to this point in Chicago in 2024
“I do know for our particular case, for my son, I’ve by no means seen him sicker,” Coletti mentioned. “I had by no means been extra fearful, or scared, or drained. From combating fevers for 5 days and simply making an attempt to determine how one can get him higher and I felt like I couldn’t get him higher.”
Coletti mentioned his signs began round March 7.
“I used to be shocked, truthfully, didn’t suppose that that will occur to us,” Coletti mentioned. “We weren’t by the 12 instances and so they nonetheless can’t hyperlink us to the 12 instances. Now I believe it’s 15 however I virtually couldn’t imagine it.”
What was much more shocking was her son was vaccinated in opposition to the illness.
“All of his vaccines are updated,” she mentioned. “He had his MMR at 1 after which he wouldn’t be due for the second dose till he was 4, and he’s solely three.”
Coletti mentioned town has been in touch with their household however they aren’t included in neighborhood publicity places listed on the web site.
She’s fearful others had been uncovered unknowingly, identical to her household was.
“I simply suppose triage nurses weren’t ready at the moment we went within the hospital to search for these signs or know what these signs had been and that’s the scary half,” she mentioned. “I believe now all people’s a little bit bit extra ready, however as of that Monday, I don’t suppose anyone thought that these instances had been going to start out coming in like they had been.
As of Wednesday, the Chicago Division of Public Well being reported 15 instances of measles within the metropolis to this point this month.
However Coletti desires others to be looking out that this might occur, even when individuals are vaccinated.
“It’s for different dad and mom to remember that it may occur to you, you may decide it up wherever,” she mentioned. “The signs will mimic different issues and that rash will let you realize.”
Now, she’s fearful about her 10-month-old daughter who can also be very sick and isolating.
However in her case, she’s nonetheless too younger to get vaccinated.
“She’s not vaccinated for the MMR as a result of she’s too younger and that might be a distinct case than my son’s case was and it’s up within the air what’s going to occur,” she mentioned.
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