Officials: Tourist with measles in Santa Clara County may be contagious

SANTA CLARA, California (KGO) – A tourist with measles has traveled to seven cities in South Bay, prompting a public alert on Tuesday from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department regarding possible exposure to disease.

Between March 16th and March 22nd, the tourist visited shops and restaurants in eight cities in South Bay. We have listed all the locations below.

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County health officials emphasize that it is not a public health emergency. They say that the vast majority of county residents are vaccinated against measles and protected.

"Our message is that if you are not part of the majority of protected people and may have been exposed, you need to know what the symptoms are and monitor them," said Dr. Sara Cody, Director of Health. of Santa Clara County.

Symptoms include rash, fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes. They can develop between seven and 21 days after exposure.

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Measles is transmitted by air and it is not necessary for people to be in direct contact with an infected person to contract the disease.

County Health Authorities stated that there was no known case of measles transmission because of this possible exposure.

The locations included in the warning are

Saturday March 16th
T Mobile Shop, 789 El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
International House of Pancakes, 644 North First St, San Jose
Apple Visitor Center, 10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino
Hoover Tower Observation Deck, Stanford University, 550 Serra Mall, Stanford

Poki Bowl, 2305 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Walmart, 600 Dr Showers, Mountain Views
The fish market, 3775 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
Macy's Valley Fair Mall, 2801 Steven Blvd. Creek, Santa Clara

Sunday March 17th
Bill's Cafe, 3163 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Cascal, 400 Castro St, Mountain View
7-Eleven, 848 E Evelyn Ave, Sunnyvale

Monday, March 18th
Il Fornaio (Cucina Italiana), 2752 Augustine Drive, No. 120 Santa Clara
7-Eleven, 848 E Evelyn Ave, Sunnyvale

Tuesday March 19th
Great Mall, 477 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas
Seniore & # 39; s Pizza, 940 Monroe Street, Santa Clara

Wednesday March 20th
SA-BY Thai Cuisine, 404 S. 2nd St., San Jose
Lucky, 3705 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

Thursday March 21th
CVS Pharmacy, 1165 El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

Friday 22 March
Safeway, 645 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View
CVS Pharmacy, 1675 Hollenbeck Ave, Sunnyvale