United States: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented more than 220 nationwide cases of measles, which spread throughout America as of March 7.
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Texas serves as the start point for this outbreak that has been verified across 223 cases throughout late January (up to March 11).
Last week, authorities confirmed a new case in a resident from Howard County, Maryland, who traveled internationally through Dulles International Airport in Washington DC.
Local officials denied any link between this new incident and the Texas outbreak but requested passengers between February 17th and February 22nd to observe measles symptoms because they traveled through the airport at that time, Fox News reported.
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Dr. Marc Siegel, who serves as Fox News Digital’s senior medical analyst, confirmed that measles spreads easily to preventable patients, according to his previous remarks to Fox News Digital.
“There is a 90% chance you will get it if you are unvaccinated and step into a room where someone with measles was two hours before,” he noted.
Traveling by airplane where space is limited creates additional risks regarding exposure to potential infections, “There is a 90% chance you will get it if you are unvaccinated and step into a room where someone with measles was two hours before,” he cautioned, as Fox News reported.
The WebMD chief medical officer, John Whyte, stated to Fox News Digital in New York City that measles ranks among the most highly contagious respiratory diseases.