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FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) – At least 200 patients may have been exposed to measles by a girl who arrived at the University of California Davis Hospital two weeks ago, said a hospital manager.
The 7-year-old girl came to the emergency with "some measles symptoms, but not the clbadic features of measles," said Dr. Dean Blumberg, head of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department. NBC News reported.
"Measles at first, looks a lot like many respiratory viruses commonly badociated with the community" and can be difficult to diagnose, he explained.
"The patient arrived at the emergency on March 17 and was suspected of having measles on March 19," Blumberg said. "At that time, the patient was placed in appropriate isolation."
One of the problems badociated with measles control is that infected people can be infected for days without knowing it and pbad it on before they show symptoms. NBC News reported.
So far this year, at least 387 cases of measles have been reported in 15 states, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 372 cases in 2018.
Experts say the sharp rise in the number of measles cases is due to widespread misinformation about vaccines transmitted by so-called anti-vaxxers.
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