Virginia officials announced that there was a confirmed case of measles at Washington International Airport Dulles last week, and now they are trying to find anyone who may have been exposed to the Very contagious virus.
Virginia’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday that he had been informed of the confirmed case, who involved a person returning from an international trip on March 5.
The managers added that the potential exposure site includes terminal A, transport to the main terminal and the luggage complaint area, all between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. today.
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Health managers strive to identify anyone who has been exposed to the virus, which involves individuals from the airport and passengers on specific flights.
The Virginia Department of Health said that he had received a confirmed case of measles at Dulles International Airport, saying that a traveler who came out of an international flight on March 5 may have exposed other travelers to the very contagious virus. (istock)
This is the last incident involving measles, which is spread through the United States
A student from the County of Miami-Dade, Florida, was tested positive for the disease last week, and Wednesday, the general surgeon of Florida, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, said that there was “more cases”.
RFK recommends vaccines against measles for community immunity while supporting the personal choice
Meanwhile, Texas reported the largest number of measles since January, marking 198 people infected on Friday morning, which includes 23 hospitalizations, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
A child in Texas and an adult from New Mexico died of measles. (istock)
Most cases have been detected in non -vaccinated, School children – who included a deceased child of the disease.
New Mexico also pointed out his first death to measles Thursday in an unvaccinated adult, according to state officials.
In a recent digital editorial by Fox News, HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy noted that although there is no approved antiviral for measles, the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) published a statement last week supporting vitamin A administration under the supervision of the doctor as support care.
Previous research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has shown that vitamin A, in collaboration with the measles vaccine, can be an effective intervention to prevent the mortality of measles in children.
An international traveler who flew to Dulles in Virginia on March 5 may have exposed other passengers and travelers to measles. (istock)
Kennedy reiterated the importance of maintaining GOOD nutrition And consume various vitamins – such as A, B12, C, D and E – as the “best defense against” a chronic and infectious disease.
He also told Fox News that he recommends vaccines against measles for community immunity During the epidemic, but he also continues to plead for a personal choice.
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“We are going to do what is good for the American people,” Kennedy told Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News principal medical analyst.
“We are going to be honest with the American people for the first time in history about all tests, on all studies, what we know, what we do not know, and that will anger some people who want an ideological approach to public health” “, continued the secretary of HHS.
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However, the CDC recommends “all children receive two doses of mmr vaccine (glue-Mumps-Rubella)”, according to its website, adding that adults who have not “presumed proof of immunity should obtain at least one dose of Ror vaccine. “”
Brie Stimson by Fox News Digital and Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.