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An electron microscope image of the measles virus.(Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An Ocean County resident is suspected of contracting measles, a community health care center said Wednesday.
The Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED), a clinic based in Lakewood, posted on its website that the facility is aware of a suspected measles case in the county. The post did not say where the patient was from or if the clinic had treated them.
Representatives from CHEMED and the Ocean County Health Department did not immediately return requests for comment.
Measles is a highly contagious infection caused by a virus. Symptoms include a fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, inflamed eyes and a rash, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Measles can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. See the video above for more information on the infection.
Health care experts advise people who think they have measles to contact their doctor.
CHEMED warned that residents who have not gotten the measles vaccine risk contracting the infection and urged community members to be up to date with all immunizations.
The center also said it was aware of confirmed cases of the respiratory disease known as whopping cough.
The suspected case in Ocean County is at least the second measles scare in New Jersey this month.
Earlier this month, officials warned that an international traveler later diagnosed with measles pbaded through Newark Liberty International Airport on Sept. 28. The traveler returned on a flight from Israel and then traveled to Rockland County, N.Y.
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