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A traveler may have exposed measles to residents of Bergen County and New York State, the New York State Department of Health said Sunday.
The international traveler returning from Israel has traveled to several locations in New York and New Jersey, including Lifetime Gym at 10 Van Riper Road in Montvale. The person was present on October 5 from 8:30 am to noon.
The traveler also visited several sites in Monsey and Nanuet, New York, including a Costco emergency room and the Westchester Medical Center in Vallhalla, New York Thursday between 3:45 pm and 4:15 pm, health officials said.
The measles virus remains alive in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours, officials said.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus that is transmitted through direct contact with the nasal or throat secretions of infected people. People start with fever and may have a cough, a runny nose and watery eyes, followed by a rash, health officials said.
People are considered infectious four to four days after the onset of the rash.
People are considered to be protected or immunized against measles if they were born before 1957, received two doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR), had the disease, or had a laboratory test confirming their immunity, said a health official.
People who are not immunized against measles and who have been exposed are at risk of getting measles. The preventive treatment of measles is recommended to people with no evidence of immunity, as follows: the MMR vaccine can be administered to eligible exposed persons within 72 hours of exposure or immunoglobulin can to be administered within six days of exposure, officials said.
More information on measles can be found here.
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