Third case of confirmed measles in Maryland resident

The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed a third case of measles in a Maryland resident.

According to health officials, there are three possible public exposure locations in Pikesville.

The locations are:

• 4000 Old Court Road in Pikesville on Sunday, April 14 from 10:30 to 13:30.
• Market Maven (1630 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville) on Sunday, April 14 from 11:45 to 14:30.
• Seven Mile Market (201 Reisterstown Street, Pikesville) on Sunday, April 14th from 12:45 pm at 15.15

According to officials, people likely to have been exposed to other places are directly informed.

The MDH recommends the following for people who may have been exposed to measles:

• If you are in good health and you know that you have received two doses of MMR vaccine, you have no other action to take.
• If your immune system is currently weakened by disease or medication, even if you have received two doses of MMR vaccine, call your doctor immediately and tell him or her that you may have been exposed to measles because you may need to take a dose of measles. a medicine called immunoglobulin.
• If you know that you have you have not received two doses of MMR vaccine or, if you are not sure whether you have received two doses of MMR vaccine, call your doctor immediately to determine the next steps, as you may have need a dose of MMR vaccine or a drug called immune. globulin.
• Watch for any symptoms of measles, such as fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and rash, and call your doctor before you go to his office so that he can make special arrangements to assess you, if necessary, without putting other patients and doctor's office staff at risk.