Traveling during the holidays comes with many risks – overbooked flights, delays, inclement weather and exposure to Covid-19. And now, people are adding measles exposure to the list. Measles is a viral disease characterized by a rash. of Virginia Department of Public Health It issued a warning to people at Dulles International Airport on January 3 and at Ronald Reagan National Airport on January 4. Especially for those who were in the international arrivals area at Dulles Airport between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM and in Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Airport between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM: January 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM, exposed to measles. Because it can be.
“Measles can be prevented with the MMR vaccine, which is safe and effective. Two doses of the vaccine are given to provide lifelong protection,” the department wrote.
However, children under 12 months are too young to be vaccinated, so they are more vulnerable. of DC Health Department He also warned its residents.
“D.C. Health has been notified of a confirmed case of measles in a person who traveled through D.C. area airports upon returning from international travel,” they wrote. “Although the risk of transmission is low, DC Health is notifying District residents who have been in these locations of possible exposure.”
Virginia and Washington, D.C. aren’t the only places where measles is spreading. As of 2011 Philadelphia Department of Public HealthThere were confirmed cases in December. More recently, there was one. A confirmed case in New Jersey. A children’s hospital is being developed in the United Kingdomflooded” In measles diseases, According to the BBC, cases have increased by more than 30% in less than a week. Dr Cheng, an officer at the Royal Paediatrics and Child Health Service, told the BBC that “We will almost certainly see more cases by 2024,” he says, “in part because we know vaccination rates are too low and unevenly distributed.” “