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The primary case of measles has been recognized in a Lake County resident and officers are warning individuals who have been uncovered at a hospital in Libertyville and a restaurant in Lake Zurich.
The Lake County Well being Division introduced Saturday afternoon that they’d recognized the primary latest case of measles in a Lake County resident.
A case investigation decided that the case is said to the continuing outbreak in Chicago, which has seen 17 confirmed circumstances this yr.
Roughly 65 measles circumstances have been reported in Illinois since 2010.
The well being division mentioned they’re working to determine and notify individuals who might have been uncovered to the contaminated particular person.
The well being division additionally mentioned they’ve recognized two publicity areas in public settings the place the contaminated particular person had been lately.
The particular person was at Eat Restaurant in Lake Zurich from 1:58 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. on March 13, 12:15 p.m. to 11:12 p.m. on March 14, 11:12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on March 15, 10:39 a.m. to 11:27 p.m. on March 16 and 1:42 p.m. to five:34 p.m. on Tuesday.
The particular person additionally was within the emergency room at Advocate Condell Medical Heart in Libertyville from 5:56 p.m. on Wednesday till 4:01 a.m. on Thursday.
Anybody who was at both location on these dates might have been uncovered to measles, in keeping with the well being division.
Well being officers say those that have been vaccinated towards measles are protected and don’t have to take additional motion.
Unvaccinated people doubtlessly uncovered ought to contact the well being division’s communicable illness group at 847-377-8130.
“Vaccination is the most effective software now we have to forestall the unfold of measles. This can be a good reminder to just remember to are updated on all of your vaccines,” mentioned Dr. Sana Ahmed, the Lake County Well being Division’s Medical Epidemiologist.
“In case you don’t know you probably have been vaccinated, ask your healthcare supplier to seek out out in the event you want an MMR vaccine. In case your little one is 1 yr previous or older and has by no means acquired the MMR vaccine, contact your little one’s pediatric supplier to debate how your little one can get caught up with their vaccines,” Ahmed mentioned.
Well being officers say measles is a extremely contagious illness with critical attainable issues together with hospitalization, long-term sickness and demise.
Well being officers say kids and people aged 6 months and older are really useful to get a measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to assist defend them from critical sickness.
Youngsters below 5 years of age, adults over 20 years of age, pregnant individuals and folks with immunocompromised well being are most vulnerable to measles issues.
Measles an infection causes a rash to look alongside a excessive fever, diarrhea, coughing, runny nostril and eye and ear infections.
Well being officers say somebody who’s contaminated can unfold the illness to different individuals earlier than noticing any signs, particularly within the 4 days earlier than and after the rash develops.
People with a historical past of prior an infection or vaccination who’ve acquired the complete sequence of measles-mumps-rubella vaccines are 97% protected and are unlikely to contract measles, in keeping with the well being division.
Well being officers say individuals ought to cowl their mouth and nostril once they cough or sneeze, commonly wash their arms, keep residence when sick, preserve distance from those that could also be sick and clear issues which might be touched typically.