Virginia Department of Health (VDH) recently reported the state’s first measles case, which recently identified the patient as a child under 4 years of age.
While the department released limited information about the patient, it confirmed that the child lives in the northwest region.
According to a news release from VDH, the health officer is coordinating efforts to identify anyone, which may be exposed.
The outbreak of measles has been declared in eight states, which has been declared the most recently in Michigan.
The outbreak of measles has now been declared in 8 states, which includes Michigan for the first time in the first 5 years.
A patient with measles (Istock)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Okland County Health Division confirmed the first measles case in Okalland County on 14 March, and the state is aware of eight cases this year.
“This year’s first case of measles in Virginia reminds how easily this highly infectious disease can spread, especially with international travel,” said Laurie Forlano of VDH epidemics.
Forlano said that MMR vaccination is the best rescue against measles and is “safe and highly effective” in protecting people and preventing outbreaks.
Two doses of vaccine are given to provide protection of a lifetime.
“We urge virginis, especially those who plan to travel, talk to your health care provider to check their vaccination status and get MMR vaccine if necessary,” he said.
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A measles advice is shown on a bulletin board outside the Gains County Courthouse in Seminol, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Officials said that anyone who was at Caesar Permanent Caton Hill Medical Center may be exposed from 10 am to 1:30 pm on Tuesday or in Kaiser Permanent Fredericsburg Medical Center Pediatrics Department from 5 pm on Wednesday.
People who receive a measles vaccine (either measles, kanthamala and rubella (MMR) vaccine or other measles-ice vaccine) may be at risk of measles development.
However, those who received two doses of measles or before 1957 were preserved and they do not need to take any action.
In Virginia, about 95% of the kindergarters are fully vaccinated.
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A child receives vaccination in Los Angeles on 25 March. (Alan J. Shaben/Los Angeles Times through Getty Image)
However, infants who are very small to vaccinate and those who do not vaccinate are susceptible to measles.
A 6 -month -old baby of the age of 11, who will travel internationally or in an area where an outbreak is reported, should receive a dose of MMR vaccine before the journey.
Measles is a highly infectious disease that according to VDH, an infected person can easily spread through air when breath, cough, or sneezing.
Symptoms usually appear in two stages, with the symptoms of the first stage seven to 14 days later, the exposure is a fever of more than 101 degrees, flowing nose, water red eyes and cough fever.
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A box containing measles vaccination in Houston (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Cronical Getty Image)
The second phase begins three to five days after the symptoms begin, when a rash appears on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
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According to health officials, measles people are contagious for four days before the rash arrives four days after the rash.
Fox News Digital’s Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.
